ERODE: A tool for the evaluation and reduction of ordinary differential equations

Luca Cardelli, Mirco Tribastone, Max Tschaikowski, Andrea Vandin*

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Abstract

We present ERODE, a multi-platform tool for the solution and exact reduction of systems of ordinary differential equations (ODEs). ERODE supports two recently introduced, complementary, equivalence relations over ODE variables: forward differential equivalence yields a self-consistent aggregate system where each ODE gives the cumulative dynamics of the sum of the original variables in the respective equivalence class. Backward differential equivalence identifies variables that have identical solutions whenever starting from the same initial conditions. As back-end ERODE uses the well-known Z3 SMT solver to compute the largest equivalence that refines a given initial partition of ODE variables. In the special case of ODEs with polynomial derivatives of degree at most two (covering affine systems and elementary chemical reaction networks), it implements a more efficient partition-refinement algorithm in the style of Paige and Tarjan. ERODE comeswitharich development environment based on the Eclipse plug-in framework offering: (i) seamless project management; (ii) a fully-featured text editor; and (iii) importing-exporting capabilities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems - 23rd International Conference, TACAS 2017 held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2017, Proceedings
Number of pages19
Volume10206 LNCS
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Publication date2017
Pages310-328
ISBN (Print)9783662545799
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event23rd International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems - Uppsala, Sweden
Duration: 22 Apr 201729 Apr 2017
Conference number: 23
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-54580-5

Conference

Conference23rd International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems
Number23
Country/TerritorySweden
City Uppsala
Period22/04/201729/04/2017
Internet address
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10206 LNCS
ISSN0302-9743

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