Reasoning about efficiency within a probabilistic μ-calculus

<p>Expectation-based probabilistic predicate transformers [15] provide a logic for probabilistic sequential programs, giving access to expressions such as &amp;apos;the probability that predicate <em>A</em> is achieved finally&amp;apos;. Using expectations more generally ho...

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Main Author: McIver, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999
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Summary:<p>Expectation-based probabilistic predicate transformers [15] provide a logic for probabilistic sequential programs, giving access to expressions such as &amp;apos;the probability that predicate <em>A</em> is achieved finally&amp;apos;. Using expectations more generally however, we can express μ-calculus formulae for the expected path-length of a computation tree. Moreover within an expectation-based μ-calculus such efficiency measures and more conventional (but probabilistic) temporal operators [14] can be related.</p>