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Temporal logic with predicate abstraction

Logic in Computer Science 2007-05-23 v1 Computation and Language

Abstract

A predicate linear temporal logic LTL_{\lambda,=} without quantifiers but with predicate abstraction mechanism and equality is considered. The models of LTL_{\lambda,=} can be naturally seen as the systems of pebbles (flexible constants) moving over the elements of some (possibly infinite) domain. This allows to use LTL_{\lambda,=} for the specification of dynamic systems using some resources, such as processes using memory locations, mobile agents occupying some sites, etc. On the other hand we show that LTL_{\lambda,=} is not recursively axiomatizable and, therefore, fully automated verification of LTL_{\lambda,=} specifications is not, in general, possible.

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@article{arxiv.cs/0410072,
  title  = {Temporal logic with predicate abstraction},
  author = {Alexei Lisitsa and Igor Potapov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cs/0410072},
  year   = {2007}
}

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14 pages, 4 figures