PZ nets - a formal method integrating Petri nets with Z

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-18

  He, Xudong ^a  

^a The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENCY CONTROL; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FORMAL LOGIC; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FORMAL METHODS;

PETRI NETS;

EID: 0035156176     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-5849(00)00134-8     Document Type: Article

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