RT Book, Section T1 Branching bisimulation games. A1 Frutos Escrig, David De A1 Keiren, J. J. A. A1 Willemse, T. A. C. A2 Albert, Elvira A2 Lanese, Ivan AB Branching bisimilarity and branching bisimilarity with explicit divergences are typically used in process algebras with silent steps when relating implementations to specifications. When an implementation fails to conform to its specification, i.e., when both are not related by branching bisimilarity [with explicit divergence], pinpointing the root causes can be challenging. In this paper, we provide characterisations of branching bisimilarity [with explicit divergence] as games between Spoiler and Duplicator, offering an operational understanding of both relations. Moreover, we show how such games can be used to assist in diagnosing non-conformance between implementation and specification. PB Springer Verlag SN 978-331939569-2 YR 2016 FD 2016 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24892 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24892 LA eng NO Frutos Escrig, D., Keiren, J. J. A. & Willemse, T. A. C. «Branching Bisimulation Games». Formal Techniques for Distributed Objects, Components, and Systems, editado por Elvira Albert y Ivan Lanese, vol. 9688, Springer International Publishing, 2016, pp. 142-57. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39570-8_10. NO 36th IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference, FORTE 2016Held as Part of the 11th International Federated Conference on Distributed Computing Techniques, DisCoTec 2016 Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 6–9,2016, Proceedings DS Docta Complutense RD 9 abr 2025