Formalisms for Specifying Markovian Population Models

Abstract. We compare several languages for specifying Markovian population models such as queuing networks and chemical reaction networks. These languages —matrix descriptions, stochastic Petri nets, stochastic process algebras, stoichiometric equations, and guarded command models— all describe continuous-time Markov chains, but they differ according to important properties, such as compositionality, expressiveness and succinctness, executability, ease of use, and the support they provide for checking the well-formedness of a model and for analyzing a model.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: RP
• Authors: Thomas A. Henzinger, Barbara Jobstmann, Verena Wolf
• Keywords: Control Systems, Markovian Population Models, RP 2009, Stochastic Petri Nets, Stochastic Process Algebras