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We introduce an approach for the specification of abstract data types based on temporal logic. To this end we propose a constructive specification method. We present axiom schemes to get generally monomorphic and complete models. Nonconstructive operations are defined as abbrevations for algorithms using constructors. It is shown that our approach is at least as expressive as the classical method. Moreover it is possible to specify semicomputable and co-semicomputable algebras monomorphically.
The work of the author is supported by the Sonderforschungsbereich 342 of the TU München.
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Lesske, F. (1992). Constructive specifications of abstract data types using temporal logic. In: Nerode, A., Taitslin, M. (eds) Logical Foundations of Computer Science — Tver '92. LFCS 1992. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 620. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0023881
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