Abstract
I will define simulation for Labelled Markov processes and show that
there is a simple modal logic that charaterizes
simulation. This was originally proved by Desharnais et al. in 2003
using approximation techniques. Our proof uses
descriptive set theory instead and less overall machinery. More
importantly, it gives new insight into the relation
between logic and simulation. I will also present a "nice" game
characterization of simulation and bisimulation. I
will explain what "nice" means in this context. This is joint work
with Bartek Klin and Nathanaël Fijalkow with one
important lemma pointed out to us by Roman Pol. There will be no
category theory in this talk.