Distributed disk-based algorithms for model checking very large Markov chains

Formal Methods in System Design

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-196

  Bell, Alexander ^a   Haverkort, Boudewijn R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CSL model checking; Disk based algorithms; Distributed algorithms; Markov chains; Matrix vector product; State space generation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; DATA STRUCTURES; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PETRI NETS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING;

CSL MODEL CHECKING; DISK-BASED ALGORITHMS; DISTRIBUTED ALGORITHMS; MATRIX-VECTOR PRODUCT; MODEL CHECKING; STATE-SPACE GENERATION;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 33748304197     PISSN: 09259856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10703-006-0007-0     Document Type: Article

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