On characterising strong bisimilarity in a fragment of CCS with replication

We provide a characterisation of strong bisimilarity in a fragment of CCS that contains only prefix, parallel composition, synchronisation and a limited form of replication. The characterisation is not an axiomatisation, but is instead presented as a rewriting system. We discuss how our method allows us to derive a new congruence result in the -calculus: congruence holds in the sub-calculus that does not include restriction nor sum, and features a limited form of replication. We have not formalised the latter result in all details.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: CORR
• Authors: Daniel Hirschkoff, Damien Pous
• Keywords: Characterisation, CORR 2008, Education, Limited Form, Strong Bisimilarity