Download or read book Compositionality: The Significant Difference written by Willem-Paul de Roever and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-05-20 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book originates from the International Symposium on Compositionality, COMPOS'97, held in Bad Malente, Germany in September 1997. The 25 chapters presented in revised full version reflect the current state of the art in the area of compositional reasoning about concurrency. The book is a valuable reference for researchers and professionals interested in formal systems design and analysis; it also is well suited for self study and use in advanced courses.