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Abstract Interpretation in the Operational Semantics Hierarchy

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Title Abstract Interpretation in the Operational Semantics Hierarchy
 
Creator Schmidt, David A.
 
Description We systematically apply the principles of Cousot-Cousot-style abstract interpretation (a.i.) to the hierarchy of operational semantics definitions - flowchart, big-step, and small-step semantics. For each semantics format we examine the principles of safety and liveness interpretations, first-order and second-order analyses, and termination properties. Application of a.i. to data-flow analysis, model checking, closure analysis, and concurrency theory are demonstrated. Our primary contributions are separating the concerns of safety, termination, and efficiency of representation and showing how a.i. principles apply uniformly to the various levels of the operational semantics hierarchy and their applications.
 
Publisher Aarhus University
 
Date 1997-01-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://tidsskrift.dk/brics/article/view/18781
10.7146/brics.v4i2.18781
 
Source BRICS Report Series; No 2 (1997): RS-02 Abstract Interpretation in the Operational Semantics Hierarchy
BRICS Report Series; Nr. 2 (1997): RS-02 Abstract Interpretation in the Operational Semantics Hierarchy
1601-5355
0909-0878
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://tidsskrift.dk/brics/article/view/18781/16428