This volume contains a detailed presentation of the analysis methods for CP-nets. They allow the modeller to investigate dynamic properties of CP-nets.The main ideas behind the analysis methods are described as well as the mathematics on which they are based and also how the methods are supported by computer tools. Some parts of the volume are theoretical while others are application oriented.
The purpose of the volume is to teach the reader how to use the formal analysis methods, which does not require a deep understanding of the underlying mathematical theory.

"Unlike most books on Petri nets, which try to illustrate all aspects of the formalism, this volume focuses on a specific subject: the analysis of CP-nets. - The style, exercises, and bibliographical remarks makes this book useful as a textbook for an advanced course on CP-nets, which should follow a course based on the first volume." (M. Pezzé in Computing Reviews, August 1996)

Inhalt
Contents Overview: Full Occurrence Graphs.- Occurrence Graphs with Equivalence Classes.- Occurrence Graphs with Symmetries.- Invariants.- Timed CP-nets.- References.- Index.