
Introduction to Constraint Databases / Edition 1
by Peter ReveszView All Available Formats & Editions
ISBN-10: 1441931554
ISBN-13: 9781441931559
Pub. Date: 12/15/2010
Publisher: Springer New York
Differing from other books on the subject, this one uses the framework of constraint databases to provide a natural and powerful generalization of relational databases. An important theme running through the text is showing how relational databases can smoothly develop into constraint databases, without sacrificing any of the benefits of relational databases whilst
Overview
Differing from other books on the subject, this one uses the framework of constraint databases to provide a natural and powerful generalization of relational databases. An important theme running through the text is showing how relational databases can smoothly develop into constraint databases, without sacrificing any of the benefits of relational databases whilst gaining new advantages. Peter Revesz begins by discussing data models and how queries may be addressed to them. From here, he develops the theory of relational and constraint databases, including Datalog and the relational calculus, concluding with three sample constraint database systems DISCO, DINGO, and RATHER. Advanced undergraduates and graduates in computer science will find this a clear introduction to the subject, while professionals and researchers will appreciate this novel perspective on their subject.
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9781441931559
- Publisher:
- Springer New York
- Publication date:
- 12/15/2010
- Series:
- Texts in Computer Science Series
- Edition description:
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
- Pages:
- 394
- Product dimensions:
- 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.84(d)
Table of Contents
* Infinite relational databases
• Constraint databases
• Relational algebra and SQL
• Datalog queries
• Aggregation and negation queries
• Constraint automata
• Refinement queries
• Safe query languages
• Evaluation of queries
• Computational complexity
• Certification
• Implementation methods
• Spatio-temporal databases
• Interoperability
• Approximation by constraints
• Data visualization
• Indexing
• The MLPQ system
• The DISCO system *The PReSTO system
• Computer vision
• Bioinformatics
• Environmental modeling
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