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Even though the well-known nested-depth first search algorithm for LTL model checking provides good performance, it cannot benefit from the recent advent of multi-core computers. This paper proposes a new version of this algorithm, adapted to multi-core architectures with a shared memory. It can exhibit good speed-ups as supported by a series of experiments.
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Evangelista, S., Petrucci, L., Youcef, S. (2011). Parallel Nested Depth-First Searches for LTL Model Checking. In: Bultan, T., Hsiung, PA. (eds) Automated Technology for Verification and Analysis. ATVA 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6996. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24372-1_27
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