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Syntax and Semantics of Petri Nets

By Roberto Gorrieri

Syntax and Semantics of Petri Nets

By Roberto Gorrieri

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Petri nets are one of the most popular tools for modeling distributed systems. This book provides a modern look at the theory behind them, by studying three classes of nets that model (i) sequential systems, (ii) non-communicating parallel systems, and (iii) communicating parallel systems. A decidable and causality respecting behavioral equivalence is presented for each class, followed by a modal logic characterization for each equivalence. The author then introduces a suitable process algebra for the corresponding class of nets and proves that the behavioral equivalence proposed for each class is a congruence for the operator of the corresponding process algebra. Finally, an axiomatization of the behavioral congruence is proposed. The theory is introduced step by step, with ordinary-language explanations and examples provided throughout, to remain accessible to readers without specialized training in concurrency theory or formal logic. Exercises with solutions solidify understanding, and the final chapter hints at extensions of the theory.
Product details
Number of Pages:
282
Release Date:
2025-08-31
Publication Date:
2025-08-21
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1009613286
ISBN13:
9781009613286
Weight:
563 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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