Proof and System-Reliability /

As society comes to rely increasingly on software for its welfare and prosperity there is an urgent need to create systems in which it can trust. Experience has shown that confidence can only come from a more profound understanding of the issues, which in turn can come only if it is based on logical...

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Main Author: Schwichtenberg, Helmut
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Steinbrüggen, Ralf
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer, 2002.
Series:NATO science series. Mathematics, physics, and chemistry ; 62.
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Summary:As society comes to rely increasingly on software for its welfare and prosperity there is an urgent need to create systems in which it can trust. Experience has shown that confidence can only come from a more profound understanding of the issues, which in turn can come only if it is based on logically sound foundations. This volume contains contributions from leading researchers in the critical disciplines of computing and information science, mathematics, logic, and complexity. All contributions are self-contained, aiming at comprehensibility as well as comprehensiveness. The volume also contains introductory hints to technical issues, concise surveys, introductions, and various fresh results and new perspectives.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (428 pages)
ISBN:9789401004138 (electronic bk.)
9401004137 (electronic bk.)