Functionals for the Semantic Specification of Temporal Formulas for Model Checking

Specifying behaviour by temporal formulas is facilitated by the following approach. So-called temporal patterns (defined via generic functionals) allow describing temporal relationships by expressions that closely reflect the informal word statements. Equivalence of these expressions with the temporal formulas meant for model checking can be proven formally in a functional predicate calculus. This increases confidence as to whether the temporal fomulas indeed reflect the desired behaviour.