Abstract:Non-regular program correctness properties play an important role in the specification of unbounded buffers, recursive procedures, etc. This thesis surveys results about the relative expressive power and complexity of temporal logics which are capable of defining non-regular properties. In particular, it features Propositional Dynamic Logic of Context-Free Programs, Fixpoint Logic with Chop, the Modal Iteration Calculus, and Higher-Order Fixpoint Logic.<br /> <br />Regarding expressive power we con… Show more
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