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On Hoare Logic and Kleene Algebra with Tests

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98-1723.pdf (223.75 KB)
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https://hdl.handle.net/1813/7377
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Author
Kozen, Dexter
Abstract

We show that Kleene algebra with tests subsumes propositional Hoare logic. Thus the specialized syntax and deductive apparatus of Hoare logic are inessential and can be replaced by ordinary equational reasoning. It follows from the reduction that propositional Hoare logic is in PSPACE; we show that it is PSPACE-complete.

Date Issued
1998-12
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Cornell University
Keywords
computer science
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technical report
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http://techreports.library.cornell.edu:8081/Dienst/UI/1.0/Display/cul.cs/TR98-1723
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technical report

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