Relations and Graphs : Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists /

Relational methods can be found at various places in computer science, notably in data base theory, relational semantics of concurrency, relationaltype theory, analysis of rewriting systems, and modern programming language design. In addition, they appear in algorithms analysis and in the bulk of di...

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Main Author: Schmidt, Günther
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ströhlein, Thomas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1993.
Series:EATCS monographs on theoretical computer science.
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Summary:Relational methods can be found at various places in computer science, notably in data base theory, relational semantics of concurrency, relationaltype theory, analysis of rewriting systems, and modern programming language design. In addition, they appear in algorithms analysis and in the bulk of discrete mathematics taught to computer scientists. This book is devoted to the background of these methods. It explains how to use relational and graph-theoretic methods systematically in computer science. A powerful formal framework of relational algebra is developed with respect to applications to a diverse range of problem areas. Results are first motivated by practical examples, often visualized by both Boolean 0-1-matrices and graphs, and then derived algebraically.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 301 pages 203 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642779688 (electronic bk.)
3642779689 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1431-2654