2004 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Completeness and Complexity of Bounded Model Checking
verfasst von : Edmund Clarke, Daniel Kroening, Joël Ouaknine, Ofer Strichman
Erschienen in: Verification, Model Checking, and Abstract Interpretation
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Enthalten in: Professional Book Archive
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For every finite model M and an LTL property ϕ, there exists a number $\mathcal{CT}$ (the Completeness Threshold) such that if there is no counterexample to ϕ in M of length $\mathcal{CT}$ or less, then M⊧ϕ. Finding this number, if it is sufficiently small, offers a practical method for making Bounded Model Checking complete. We describe how to compute an over-approximation to $\mathcal{CT}$ for a general LTL property using Büchi automata, following the Vardi-Wolper LTL model checking framework. Based on the value of $\mathcal{CT}$, we prove that the complexity of standard SAT-based BMC is doubly exponential, and that consequently there is a complexity gap of an exponent between this procedure and standard LTL model checking. We discuss ways to bridge this gap.The article mainly focuses on observations regarding bounded model checking rather than on a presentation of new techniques.