A Proof Theory for Description Logics

• Main Author: Rademaker, Alexandre (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Mathematical logic.; Computer science > Mathematics.; Computer Science.; Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages.; Mathematics of Computing.

Description Logics (DLs) is a family of formalisms used to represent knowledge of a domain. They are equipped with a formal logic-based semantics. Knowledge representation systems based on description logics provide various inference capabilities that deduce implicit knowledge from the explicitly re...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Background
• Sequent Calculus for ALC
• Comparing SCalc with other ALC Deduction Systems
• Natural Deduction for ALC.- A Proof Theory for ALCQI
• Proofs and Explanations
• A Prototype Theorem Prover
• Conclusion.