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A polynomial-time algorithm for deciding bisimulation equivalence of normed Basic Parallel Processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2009

Yoram Hirshfeld ,
Mark Jerrum  and
Faron Moller
Yoram Hirshfeld
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Mark Jerrum
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Faron Moller
Affiliation:
Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista, Sweden
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Abstract

A polynomial-time algorithm is presented for deciding bisimulation equivalence of so-called Basic Parallel Processes: multisets of elementary processes combined by a commutative parallel-composition operator.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Structures in Computer Science , Volume 6 , Issue 3 , June 1996 , pp. 251 - 259
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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