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An Introduction to Description Logic

Franz Baader author Ian Horrocks author Carsten Lutz author Uli Sattler author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:7th Apr '17

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The first introductory textbook on description logics, relevant to computer science, knowledge representation and the semantic web.

Description logics are knowledge representation formalisms that are highly relevant in computer science, knowledge representation and the semantic web. This is the first introductory textbook published on the subject, suitable for self-study by graduate students and as teaching material for university courses.Description logics (DLs) have a long tradition in computer science and knowledge representation, being designed so that domain knowledge can be described and so that computers can reason about this knowledge. DLs have recently gained increased importance since they form the logical basis of widely used ontology languages, in particular the web ontology language OWL. Written by four renowned experts, this is the first textbook on description logics. It is suitable for self-study by graduates and as the basis for a university course. Starting from a basic DL, the book introduces the reader to their syntax, semantics, reasoning problems and model theory and discusses the computational complexity of these reasoning problems and algorithms to solve them. It then explores a variety of reasoning techniques, knowledge-based applications and tools and it describes the relationship between DLs and OWL.

ISBN: 9780521695428

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 15mm

Weight: 390g

260 pages