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Title: Generalized Strong Preservation by Abstract Interpretation
Title: Generalized Strong Preservation by Abstract Interpretation


Abstract: This research article explores the concept of strong preservation in abstract interpretation, a framework used for abstract model checking. It proposes a generalized approach to strong preservation, which is applicable to any abstract model specified by a generic abstract domain, not just state partitions. The study presents a precise correspondence between complete abstract interpretation and strongly preserving abstract model checking, establishing a fix-point solution for the problem of minimally refining abstract model checking to achieve strong preservation. It also characterizes behavioral equivalences used in process algebras like bisimulation and stuttering, and their corresponding partition refinement algorithms in pure abstract interpretation as completeness properties.
Abstract: This research article explores the concept of abstract interpretation and its application to abstract model checking. It discusses the concept of strong preservation, which is highly desirable in model checking as it allows for drawing conclusions from negative answers on the abstract side. The paper introduces the concept of generalized strong preservation, which is applicable to abstract interpretation-based models. It also presents a method for minimally refining an abstract model to make it strongly preserving for a specific language. The paper concludes with a discussion on the relationship between behavioral equivalences and abstract interpretation, and how they can be characterized as completeness properties and refinement algorithms.


Research Question: How can the concept of strong preservation be generalized and applied to any abstract model specified by a generic abstract domain in the abstract interpretation framework?
Main Research Question: How can abstract interpretation be used to design more general abstract models that are strongly preserving for a specific language?


Methodology: The study uses the abstract interpretation framework, which involves approximating the concrete state semantics of a temporal specification language with an abstract semantics induced by an abstract domain. The methodology involves generalizing the concept of strong preservation for abstract models specified by state partitions to any abstract model specified by a generic abstract domain. This is achieved by generalizing a formulation of strong preservation and establishing a correspondence between complete abstract interpretation and strongly preserving abstract model checking.
Methodology: The study uses the standard abstract interpretation approach, which involves defining abstract domains and semantics based on concrete semantic domains. The paper focuses on generic (temporal) languages L of state formulae, which are inductively generated by given sets of atomic propositions and operators. The paper introduces the concept of generalized strong preservation, which is applicable to abstract interpretation-based models.


Results: The research presents a generalized approach to strong preservation that is applicable to any abstract model specified by a generic abstract domain. It also establishes a precise correspondence between complete abstract interpretation and strongly preserving abstract model checking, and shows that some behavioral equivalences used in process algebras can be characterized in pure abstract interpretation as completeness properties.
Results: The research shows that strong preservation can be generalized from standard abstract models to abstract interpretation-based models. It also presents a method for minimally refining an abstract model to make it strongly preserving for a specific language.


Implications: The generalized strong preservation approach has implications for the design of abstract model checking frameworks and tools. It allows for a more flexible and precise approach to strong preservation, which can lead to more accurate and efficient model checking. The characterization of behavioral equivalences as completeness properties in pure abstract interpretation provides a new perspective on these concepts and may lead to new algorithms and techniques in the field of abstract interpretation and model checking.
Implications: The findings of this research have significant implications for the field of abstract model checking. The ability to design more general abstract models that are strongly preserving for a specific language can lead to more accurate and efficient model checking. Additionally, the paper's characterization of behavioral equivalences as completeness properties and refinement algorithms provides a new perspective on these concepts and their applications.


Link to Article: https://arxiv.org/abs/0401016v1
Link to Article: https://arxiv.org/abs/0401016v3
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arXiv ID: 0401016v1
arXiv ID: 0401016v3


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Latest revision as of 15:14, 24 December 2023

Title: Generalized Strong Preservation by Abstract Interpretation

Abstract: This research article explores the concept of abstract interpretation and its application to abstract model checking. It discusses the concept of strong preservation, which is highly desirable in model checking as it allows for drawing conclusions from negative answers on the abstract side. The paper introduces the concept of generalized strong preservation, which is applicable to abstract interpretation-based models. It also presents a method for minimally refining an abstract model to make it strongly preserving for a specific language. The paper concludes with a discussion on the relationship between behavioral equivalences and abstract interpretation, and how they can be characterized as completeness properties and refinement algorithms.

Main Research Question: How can abstract interpretation be used to design more general abstract models that are strongly preserving for a specific language?

Methodology: The study uses the standard abstract interpretation approach, which involves defining abstract domains and semantics based on concrete semantic domains. The paper focuses on generic (temporal) languages L of state formulae, which are inductively generated by given sets of atomic propositions and operators. The paper introduces the concept of generalized strong preservation, which is applicable to abstract interpretation-based models.

Results: The research shows that strong preservation can be generalized from standard abstract models to abstract interpretation-based models. It also presents a method for minimally refining an abstract model to make it strongly preserving for a specific language.

Implications: The findings of this research have significant implications for the field of abstract model checking. The ability to design more general abstract models that are strongly preserving for a specific language can lead to more accurate and efficient model checking. Additionally, the paper's characterization of behavioral equivalences as completeness properties and refinement algorithms provides a new perspective on these concepts and their applications.

Link to Article: https://arxiv.org/abs/0401016v3 Authors: arXiv ID: 0401016v3