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LCM 3.0 is a specification language based on dynamic logic and process algebra, and can be used to specify systems of dynamic objects that communicate synchronously. LCM 3.0 was developed for the specification of object-oriented information systems, but contains sufficient facilities for the specification of control to apply it to the specification of control-intensive systems as well. In this paper, the results of such an application are reported. The paper concludes with a discussion of the need for theorem-proving support and of the extensions that would be needed to be able to specify real-time properties.
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Wieringa, R. (1995). LCM and MCM. In: Lewerentz, C., Lindner, T. (eds) Formal Development of Reactive Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 891. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58867-1_63
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