Systems and Software Verification - Berard, B. a Bidoit, M. a Finkel, A. a Laroussinie, F. a Petit, A. a Petrucci, L. a Schnoebelen, P.

Model checking is a powerful approach for the formal verification of software. The first part describes in simple terms the theoretical basis of model checking: transition systems as a formal model of systems, temporal logic as a formal language for behavioral properties, and model-checking algorithms.