Logic Programming

Author : J. W. Lloyd
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 135 pages
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Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642968266

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Foundations of Logic Programming by J. W. Lloyd Pdf

This book gives an account oC the mathematical Coundations oC logic programming. I have attempted to make the book selC-contained by including prooCs of almost all the results needed. The only prerequisites are some Camiliarity with a logic programming language, such as PROLOG, and a certain mathematical maturity. For example, the reader should be Camiliar with induction arguments and be comCortable manipulating logical expressions. Also the last chapter assumes some acquaintance with the elementary aspects of metric spaces, especially properties oC continuous mappings and compact spaces. Chapter 1 presents the declarative aspects of logic programming. This chapter contains the basic material Crom first order logic and fixpoint theory which will be required. The main concepts discussed here are those oC a logic program, model, correct answer substitution and fixpoint. Also the unification algorithm is discussed in some detail. Chapter 2 is concerned with the procedural semantics oC logic programs. The declarative concepts are implemented by means oC a specialized Corm oC resolution, called SLD-resolution. The main results of this chapter concern the soundness and completeness oC SLD-resolution and the independence oC the computation rule. We also discuss the implications of omitting the occur check from PROLOG implementations. Chapter 3 discusses negation. Current PROLOG systems implement a form of negation by means of the negation as failure rule. The main results of this chapter are the soundness and completeness oC the negation as failure rule.

Author : Max Bramer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781846282126

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Logic Programming with Prolog by Max Bramer Pdf

Written for those who wish to learn Prolog as a powerful software development tool, but do not necessarily have any background in logic or AI. Includes a full glossary of the technical terms and self-assessment exercises.

Author : Stefano Ceri,Georg Gottlob,Letizia Tanca
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642839528

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Logic Programming and Databases by Stefano Ceri,Georg Gottlob,Letizia Tanca Pdf

The topic of logic programming and databases. has gained in creasing interest in recent years. Several events have marked the rapid evolution of this field: the selection, by the Japanese Fifth Generation Project, of Prolog and of the relational data model as the basis for the development of new machine archi tectures; the focusing of research in database theory on logic queries and on recursive query processing; and the pragmatic, application-oriented development of expert database systems and of knowledge-base systems. As a result, an enormous amount of work has been produced in the recent literature, coupled with the spontaneous growth of several advanced projects in this area. The goal of this book is to present a systematic overview of a rapidly evolving discipline, which is presently not described with the same approach in other books. We intend to introduce stu dents and researchers to this new discipline; thus we use a plain, tutorial style, and complement the description of algorithms with examples and exercises. We attempt to achieve a balance be tween theoretical foundations and technological issues; thus we present a careful introduction to the new language Datalog, but we also focus on the efficient interfacing of logic programming formalisms (such as Prolog and Datalog) with large databases.

Author : Leon S. Sterling,Ehud Y. Shapiro
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994-03-10
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780262691635

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The Art of Prolog, second edition by Leon S. Sterling,Ehud Y. Shapiro Pdf

This new edition of The Art of Prolog contains a number of important changes. Most background sections at the end of each chapter have been updated to take account of important recent research results, the references have been greatly expanded, and more advanced exercises have been added which have been used successfully in teaching the course. Part II, The Prolog Language, has been modified to be compatible with the new Prolog standard, and the chapter on program development has been significantly altered: the predicates defined have been moved to more appropriate chapters, the section on efficiency has been moved to the considerably expanded chapter on cuts and negation, and a new section has been added on stepwise enhancement—a systematic way of constructing Prolog programs developed by Leon Sterling. All but one of the chapters in Part III, Advanced Prolog Programming Techniques, have been substantially changed, with some major rearrangements. A new chapter on interpreters describes a rule language and interpreter for expert systems, which better illustrates how Prolog should be used to construct expert systems. The chapter on program transformation is completely new and the chapter on logic grammars adds new material for recognizing simple languages, showing how grammars apply to more computer science examples.

Author : Marcus J. Lambert
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Logic programming
ISBN : 1631178539

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Logic Programming by Marcus J. Lambert Pdf

Prolog for logic programming is one of the most intensively studied software languages in the 1980s. During the same period, the data-flow model for parallel computation attracted a lot of attention of researchers in the computer science; hence, it was very natural that several approaches were tried toward combining the two and implementing logic programs in parallel machines with the data-flow architecture. These approaches, however, were rather indirect ones in the sense that they developed programs describing AND/OR-parallelism for deduction using a data-flow language and executed them in a data-flow computer, and yet did not devise a direct' model for parallel execution (reasoning) of a logic program. This book discusses fuzzy logic inferencing for Pong; dislog; SEProlog; and provides direct graphical representations of first-order logic for inference.

Author : Pascal Hitzler,Anthony Seda
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781000218725

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Mathematical Aspects of Logic Programming Semantics by Pascal Hitzler,Anthony Seda Pdf

Covering the authors' own state-of-the-art research results, this book presents a rigorous, modern account of the mathematical methods and tools required for the semantic analysis of logic programs. It significantly extends the tools and methods from traditional order theory to include nonconventional methods from mathematical analysis that depend on topology, domain theory, generalized distance functions, and associated fixed-point theory. The authors closely examine the interrelationships between various semantics as well as the integration of logic programming and connectionist systems/neural networks.

Author : Michael Kifer,Yanhong Annie Liu
Publisher : ACM Books
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1970001968

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Declarative Logic Programming by Michael Kifer,Yanhong Annie Liu Pdf

The idea of this book grew out of a symposium that was held at Stony Brook in September 2012 in celebration of David S.Warren's fundamental contributions to Computer Science and the area of Logic Programming in particular. Logic Programming (LP) is at the nexus of Knowledge Representation, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematical Logic, Databases, and Programming Languages. It is fascinating and intellectually stimulating due to the fundamental interplay among theory, systems, and applications brought about by logic. Logic programs are more declarative in the sense that they strive to be logical specifications of "what" to do rather than "how" to do it, and thus they are high-level and easier to understand and maintain. Yet, without being given an actual algorithm, LP systems implement the logical specifications automatically. Several books cover the basics of LP but focus mostly on the Prolog language with its incomplete control strategy and non-logical features. At the same time, there is generally a lack of accessible yet comprehensive collections of articles covering the key aspects in declarative LP. These aspects include, among others, well-founded vs. stable model semantics for negation, constraints, object-oriented LP, updates, probabilistic LP, and evaluation methods, including top-down vs. bottom-up, and tabling. For systems, the situation is even less satisfactory, lacking accessible literature that can help train the new crop of developers, practitioners, and researchers. There are a few guides onWarren's Abstract Machine (WAM), which underlies most implementations of Prolog, but very little exists on what is needed for constructing a state-of-the-art declarative LP inference engine. Contrast this with the literature on, say, Compilers, where one can first study a book on the general principles and algorithms and then dive in the particulars of a specific compiler. Such resources greatly facilitate the ability to start making meaningful contributions quickly. There is also a dearth of articles about systems that support truly declarative languages, especially those that tie into first-order logic, mathematical programming, and constraint solving. LP helps solve challenging problems in a wide range of application areas, but in-depth analysis of their connection with LP language abstractions and LP implementation methods is lacking. Also, rare are surveys of challenging application areas of LP, such as Bioinformatics, Natural Language Processing, Verification, and Planning. The goal of this book is to help fill in the previously mentioned void in the LP literature. It offers a number of overviews on key aspects of LP that are suitable for researchers and practitioners as well as graduate students. The following chapters in theory, systems, and applications of LP are included.

Author : Jorge Lobo,Jack Minker,Arcot Rajasekar
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Logic programming
ISBN : 0262121654

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Foundations of Disjunctive Logic Programming by Jorge Lobo,Jack Minker,Arcot Rajasekar Pdf

Author : Keisuke Nakano,Konstantinos Sagonas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030590253

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Functional and Logic Programming by Keisuke Nakano,Konstantinos Sagonas Pdf

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Functional and Logic Programming, FLOPS 2020, held in Akita, Japan*, in September 2020. The 12 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. They cover all aspects of the design, semantics, theory, applications, implementations, and teaching of declarative programming focusing on topics such as functional programming, logic programming, declarative programming, constraint programming, formal method, model checking, program transformation, program refinement, and type theory. *The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Author : D. R. Brough
Publisher : Intellect Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Logic programming
ISBN : 1871516250

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Logic Programming by D. R. Brough Pdf

Covers the theory, applications, theoretical possibilities and implementation issues that represent the material in Prolog.

Author : Shan-Hwei Nienhuys-Cheng,Ronald de Wolf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997-04-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 3540629270

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Foundations of Inductive Logic Programming by Shan-Hwei Nienhuys-Cheng,Ronald de Wolf Pdf

The state of the art of the bioengineering aspects of the morphology of microorganisms and their relationship to process performance are described in this volume. Materials and methods of the digital image analysis and mathematical modeling of hyphal elongation, branching and pellet formation as well as their application to various fungi and actinomycetes during the production of antibiotics and enzymes are presented.

Author : Vladimir Lifschitz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004-02-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540207214

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Logic Programming and Nonmonotonic Reasoning by Vladimir Lifschitz Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Logic Programming and Nonmonotonic Reasoning, LPNMR 2004, held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA in January 2004. The 24 revised full papers presented together with 8 system descriptions were carefully reviewed and selected for presentation. Among the topics addressed are declarative logic programming, nonmonotonic reasoning, knowledge representation, combinatorial search, answer set programming, constraint programming, deduction in ontologies, and planning.

Author : Michael Michael Genesereth,Vinay K. Vinay K. Chaudhri
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031015861

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Introduction to Logic Programming by Michael Michael Genesereth,Vinay K. Vinay K. Chaudhri Pdf

Logic Programming is a style of programming in which programs take the form of sets of sentences in the language of Symbolic Logic. Over the years, there has been growing interest in Logic Programming due to applications in deductive databases, automated worksheets, Enterprise Management (business rules), Computational Law, and General Game Playing. This book introduces Logic Programming theory, current technology, and popular applications. In this volume, we take an innovative, model-theoretic approach to logic programming. We begin with the fundamental notion of datasets, i.e., sets of ground atoms. Given this fundamental notion, we introduce views, i.e., virtual relations; and we define classical logic programs as sets of view definitions, written using traditional Prolog-like notation but with semantics given in terms of datasets rather than implementation. We then introduce actions, i.e., additions and deletions of ground atoms; and we define dynamic logic programs as sets of action definitions. In addition to the printed book, there is an online version of the text with an interpreter and a compiler for the language used in the text and an integrated development environment for use in developing and deploying practical logic programs.

Author : Agostino Dovier,Enrico Pontelli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642143083

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A 25-Year Perspective on Logic Programming by Agostino Dovier,Enrico Pontelli Pdf

This book celebratesthe 25th anniversaryof GULP—the Italian Associationfor LogicProgramming.Authored by Italian researchersat the leading edge of their ?elds, it presents an up-to-date survey of a broad collection of topics in logic programming, making it a useful reference for both researchers and students. During its 25-year existence, GULP has organised a wide range of national and international activities, including both conferences and summer schools. It has been especially active in supporting and encouraging young researchers, by providing scholarships for GULP events and awarding distinguished disser- tions. WeintheinternationallogicprogrammingcommunitylookuponGULPwith a combination of envy, admiration and gratitude. We are pleased to attend its conferences and summer schools, where we can learn about scienti?c advances, catch up with old friends and meet young students. It is an honour for me to acknowledge our appreciation to GULP for its outstanding contributions to our ?eld and to express our best wishes for its continuing prosperity in the future. March 2010 Robert Kowalski Imperial College London Preface On June 18, 1985, a group of pioneering researchers, including representatives from industry, national research labs, and academia, attended the constituent assembly of the Group of researchers and Users of Logic Programming (GULP) association. That was the starting point of a long adventure in science, that 1 we are still experiencing 25 years later. This volume celebrates this important event.

Author : Francesco Bergadano,Daniele Gunetti
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0262023938

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Inductive Logic Programming by Francesco Bergadano,Daniele Gunetti Pdf

Although Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) is generally thought of as a research area at the intersection of machine learning and computational logic, Bergadano and Gunetti propose that most of the research in ILP has in fact come from machine learning, particularly in the evolution of inductive reasoning from pattern recognition, through initial approaches to symbolic machine learning, to recent techniques for learning relational concepts. In this book they provide an extended, up-to-date survey of ILP, emphasizing methods and systems suitable for software engineering applications, including inductive program development, testing, and maintenance. Inductive Logic Programming includes a definition of the basic ILP problem and its variations (incremental, with queries, for multiple predicates and predicate invention capabilities), a description of bottom-up operators and techniques (such as least general generalization, inverse resolution, and inverse implication), an analysis of top-down methods (mainly MIS and FOIL-like systems), and a survey of methods and languages for specifying inductive bias. Logic Programming series