Title
Finite and algorithmic model theory [electronic resource] / edited by Javier Esparza, Christian Michaux, Charles Steinhorn.
ISBN
9781139127097 (electronic bk.)
1139127098 (electronic bk.)
9780511974960 (electronic bk.)
0511974965 (electronic bk.)
9780521718202
0521718201
Publication Details
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xi, 341 p.) : ill.
Call Number
QA9.7 .F565 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
511.3/4
Summary
"Intended for researchers and graduate students in theoretical computer science and mathematical logic, this volume contains accessible surveys by leading researchers from areas of current work in logical aspects of computer science, where both finite and infinite model-theoretic methods play an important role. Notably, the articles in this collection emphasize points of contact and connections between finite and infinite model theory in computer science that may suggest new directions for interaction. Among the topics discussed are: algorithmic model theory, descriptive complexity theory, finite model theory, finite variable logic, model checking, model theory for restricted classes of finite structures, and spatial databases. The chapters all include extensive bibliographies facilitating deeper exploration of the literature and further research"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Series
London Mathematical Society lecture note series ; 379.
Preface / Javier Esparza, Christian Michaux and Charles Steinhorn
Automata-based presentations of infinite structures / Vince Bárány, Erich Grädel and Sasha Rubin
Logical aspects of spatial databases / Bart Kuijpers and Jan Van den Bussche
Some connections between finite and infinite model theory / Vera Koponen
Definability in classes of finite structures / Dugald Macpherson and Charles Steinhorn
Algorithmic meta-theorems / Stephan Kreutzer
Model theoretic methods for fragments of FO and special classes of (finite) structures / Martin Otto.
