Temporal Logic and State Systems

Fred Kröger: Since 1971 working in Computer Science. 1980-1986 Professor for Computer Science at Technical University of Munich. Since 1986 Professor for Computer Science at University of Munich

Stephan Merz: 1992 Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Munich. 1995-2002 Assistant Professor for Computer Science, University of Munich. Since 2002 Senior Researcher, INRIA Lorraine, Nancy

Basic Concepts and Notions of Logics.- Basic Propositional Linear Temporal Logic.- Extensions of LTL.- Expressiveness of Propositional Linear Temporal Logics.- First-Order Linear Temporal Logic.- State Systems.- Verification of State Systems.- Verification of Concurrent Programs.- Structured Specification.- Other Temporal Logics.- System Verification by Model Checking.

From the reviews:

"In the book under review, significant new materials and approaches are included, in particular, branching time logics, expressiveness issues of temporal logic, aspects related to Lamport's Temporal Logic of Actions (TLA), and model checking methods. ... The book is well written and almost self-contained. It can be useful as an introduction and reference for scientists and practicing software engineers who want to familiarize themselves with the field. The book can be used for courses at the advanced undergraduate and the graduate levels." (Regimantas Pliuskevicius, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2009 m)

"The book consists of 11 chapters, followed by a list of temporal logic laws and axiomatic systems, a bibliography with 161 references, and a subject index. Each chapter ends with brief bibliographic notes. ... This is a rich in content book, with many important topics and examples treated in much technical depth. ... a rich, useful, and valuable text, that can be recommended as a research reference, graduate course textbook, or a source for self-study on temporal logic in computer science." (Valentin Goranko, Studia Logica, Vol. 94, 2010)