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Symmetry Reduction in the ProB Model Checker

Symmetry Reduction in the ProB Model Checker
Symmetry Reduction in the ProB Model Checker
Model checking suffers from the state space explosion problem. One method to alleviate this problem is to exploit symmetries in the system, such that duplicate symmetric components of the state space are not explored – saving time during the checking process. This paper identifies symmetries in typical structures of the formal language of B, including relations, powersets and elements of sets, and presents a method for finding them through the modification of the well known graph isomorphism program, NAUTY. This work has been implemented in the ProB model checker and preliminary experiments indicate the idea holds much potential for improving the performance of model checking for B.
Model Checking, Symmetry Reduction, ProB, Graph Isomorphism, NAUTY
Turner, Edd
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Butler, Michael
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Turner, Edd
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Butler, Michael
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Turner, Edd and Butler, Michael (2006) Symmetry Reduction in the ProB Model Checker. FM2006 Doctoral Symposium, McMaster University, Canada. 21 - 27 Aug 2006.

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Model checking suffers from the state space explosion problem. One method to alleviate this problem is to exploit symmetries in the system, such that duplicate symmetric components of the state space are not explored – saving time during the checking process. This paper identifies symmetries in typical structures of the formal language of B, including relations, powersets and elements of sets, and presents a method for finding them through the modification of the well known graph isomorphism program, NAUTY. This work has been implemented in the ProB model checker and preliminary experiments indicate the idea holds much potential for improving the performance of model checking for B.

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Published date: 2006
Additional Information: Event Dates: 21-27 August 2006
Venue - Dates: FM2006 Doctoral Symposium, McMaster University, Canada, 2006-08-21 - 2006-08-27
Keywords: Model Checking, Symmetry Reduction, ProB, Graph Isomorphism, NAUTY
Organisations: Electronic & Software Systems

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Local EPrints ID: 262767
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/262767
PURE UUID: c7b18ea8-36f1-4640-af93-9de1208620fc
ORCID for Michael Butler: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4642-5373

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Date deposited: 29 Jun 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:50

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Author: Edd Turner
Author: Michael Butler ORCID iD

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