Abstract fixpoint computations with numerical acceleration methods

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Abstract

Static analysis by abstract interpretation aims at automatically proving properties of computer programs. Basically, an over-approximation of program semantics, defined as the least fixpoint of a system of semantic equations, must be computed. To enforce the convergence of this computation, widening operator is used but it may lead to coarse results. We propose a new method to accelerate the computation of this fixpoint by using standard techniques of numerical analysis. Our goal is to automatically and dynamically adapt the widening operator in order to maintain precision.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29-42
Number of pages14
JournalElectronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science
Volume267
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2010

Keywords

  • Abstract numerical domains
  • acceleration of convergence
  • widening operator

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