Finite model theory, as understoodhere, is an areaof mathematicallogic that has developed in close connection with applications to computer science, in particular the theory of computational complexity and database theory. One of the fundamental insights of mathematical logic is that our understanding of mathematical phenomena is enriched by elevating the languages we use to describe mathematical structures to objects of explicit study. If mathematics is the science of patterns, then the media through which we discern patterns, as well as the structures in which we discern them, command our...
Finite model theory, as understoodhere, is an areaof mathematicallogic that has developed in close connection with applications to computer science, i...
This book is the first comprehensive survey of the field of constraint databases. Constraint databases are a fairly new and active area of database research. The key idea is that constraints, such as linear or polynomial equations, are used to represent large, or even infinite, sets in a compact way. The ability to deal with infinite sets makes constraint databases particularly promising as a technology for integrating spatial and temporal data with standard re lational databases. Constraint databases bring techniques from a variety of fields, such as logic and model theory, algebraic and...
This book is the first comprehensive survey of the field of constraint databases. Constraint databases are a fairly new and active area of database re...
A collection of nine papers on semantics in databases. They address traditional aspects such as dealing with integrity constraints, as well as new areas of databases. Oject-orientation, incomplete information, database transformations and other issues are investigated by applying formal semantics.
A collection of nine papers on semantics in databases. They address traditional aspects such as dealing with integrity constraints, as well as new are...
This volume collects the papers presented at the 10th International Conference on Database Theory, ICDT 2005, held during January 5-7, 2005, in Edinburgh, UK. ICDT (http: //alpha.luc.ac.be/ lucp1080/icdt/) has now a long tra- tion of international conferences, providing a biennial scienti?c forum for the communication of high-quality and innovative research results on theoretical - pects of all forms of database systems and database technology. The conference usually takes place in Europe, and has been held in Rome (1986), Bruges (1988), Paris (1990), Berlin (1992), Prague (1995), Delphi...
This volume collects the papers presented at the 10th International Conference on Database Theory, ICDT 2005, held during January 5-7, 2005, in Edinbu...
This book is the first comprehensive survey of the field of constraint databases. Constraint databases are a fairly new and active area of database research. The key idea is that constraints, such as linear or polynomial equations, are used to represent large, or even infinite, sets in a compact way. The ability to deal with infinite sets makes constraint databases particularly promising as a technology for integrating spatial and temporal data with standard re lational databases. Constraint databases bring techniques from a variety of fields, such as logic and model theory, algebraic and...
This book is the first comprehensive survey of the field of constraint databases. Constraint databases are a fairly new and active area of database re...
Edited in collaboration with FoLLI, the Association of Logic, Language and Information this book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th Workshop on Logic, Language, Information and Communication, WoLLIC 2013, held in Darmstadt, Germany, in August 2013. The 17 contributed papers presented together with 6 invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. The scope of the workshop spans the theoretical and practical aspects of formal logic, computing and programming theory, and natural language and reasoning.
Edited in collaboration with FoLLI, the Association of Logic, Language and Information this book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th W...
