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Towards a Unified Theory of Operational and Axiomatic Semantics

Rosu, Grigore

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Title
Towards a Unified Theory of Operational and Axiomatic Semantics
Author(s)
Rosu, Grigore
Contributor(s)
Stefanescu, Andrei
Issue Date
2012-02-24
Keyword(s)
  • Operational semantics
  • Hoare logic
  • Partial correctness
  • Rewriting
Date of Ingest
2012-02-24T17:44:19Z
Abstract
This paper presents a nine-rule *language-independent* proof system that takes an operational semantics as axioms and derives program properties, including ones corresponding to Hoare triples. This eliminates the need for language-specific Hoare-style proof rules in order to verify programs, and, implicitly, the tedious step of proving such proof rules sound for each language separately. The key proof rule is *Circularity*, which is coinductive in nature and allows for reasoning about constructs with repetitive behaviors (e.g., loops). The generic proof system is shown sound and has been implemented in the MatchC program verifier.
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text
Genre of Resource
Technical Report
Language
en
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