Semigroup actionIn algebra and theoretical computer science, an action or act of a semigroup on a set is a rule which associates to each element of the semigroup a transformation of the set in such a way that the product of two elements of the semigroup (using the semigroup operation) is associated with the composite of the two corresponding transformations. The terminology conveys the idea that the elements of the semigroup are acting as transformations of the set.
BisimulationEn informatique théorique, une bisimulation est une relation binaire entre systèmes de transition d'états, associant les systèmes qui se comportent de la même façon au sens qu'un des systèmes simule l'autre et vice-versa. Intuitivement, deux systèmes sont bisimilaires s'ils sont capables de s'imiter l'un l'autre. Dans cette optique, les systèmes ne peuvent être distingués l'un de l'autre par un observateur.
Computation tree logicComputation tree logic (CTL) is a branching-time logic, meaning that its model of time is a tree-like structure in which the future is not determined; there are different paths in the future, any one of which might be an actual path that is realized. It is used in formal verification of software or hardware artifacts, typically by software applications known as model checkers, which determine if a given artifact possesses safety or liveness properties. For example, CTL can specify that when some initial condition is satisfied (e.
SemiautomatonIn mathematics and theoretical computer science, a semiautomaton is a deterministic finite automaton having inputs but no output. It consists of a set Q of states, a set Σ called the input alphabet, and a function T: Q × Σ → Q called the transition function. Associated with any semiautomaton is a monoid called the characteristic monoid, input monoid, transition monoid or transition system of the semiautomaton, which acts on the set of states Q.
Théorie des automatesEn informatique théorique, l'objectif de la théorie des automates est de proposer des modèles de mécanismes mathématiques qui formalisent les méthodes de calcul.
