Semigroups and Transitive Closure in Deductive Databases.
Abstract
This thesis examines the transitive closure operation and more general linear recursive operations in deductive databases from a semigroup standpoint. An algebraic theory capable of completely characterizing all redundance encountered upon the expansion of linear recursive inference rules is first developed, and then the scope and computational complexity of the theory is studied. In addition, we sharpen and extend earlier results on efficient boundedness testing and more general query containment problems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA328351
Entities
People
- Thane E. Plambeck
Organizations
- Stanford University