Axiomatizations for probabilistic finite-state behaviors

  • Yuxin Deng
  • , Catuscia Palamidessi*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We study a process calculus which combines both nondeterministic and probabilistic behavior in the style of Segala and Lynch's probabilistic automata. We consider various strong and weak behavioral equivalences, and we provide complete axiomatizations for finite-state processes, restricted to guarded recursion in case of the weak equivalences. We conjecture that in the general case of unguarded recursion the "natural" weak equivalences are undecidable. This is the first work, to our knowledge, that provides a complete axiomatization for weak equivalences in the presence of recursion and both nondeterministic and probabilistic choice.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)92-114
Number of pages23
JournalTheoretical Computer Science
Volume373
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Mar 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Axiomatizations
  • Behavioral equivalences
  • Nondeterminism
  • Probability
  • Process calculus

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