On correct refinement of programs

DOI10.1016/0022-0000(81)90005-2MaRDI QIDQ1157144zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Ralph-Johan Back

Publication date 1981

Published in Journal of Computer and System Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0000(81)90005-2

zbMATH Keywords

program verificationfixpoint semanticspredicate transformersstepwise refinement technique

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Specification and verification (program logics, model checking, etc.) (68Q60)

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