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Elements of Finite Model Theory

By Leonid Libkin

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2004
ISBN
978-3-642-05948-3, 978-3-662-07003-1
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-07003-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15535614 bytes)
Series
Texts in Theoretical Computer Science. An EATCS Series
Pages
319\319
Topic
Mathematics Logic
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
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Description

This book is an introduction to finite model theory which stresses the computer science origins of the area. In addition to presenting the main techniques for analyzing logics over finite models, the book deals extensively with applications in databases, complexity theory, and formal languages, as well as other branches of computer science. It covers Ehrenfeucht-Fraïssé games, locality-based techniques, complexity analysis of logics, including the basics of descriptive complexity, second-order logic and its fragments, connections with finite automata, fixed point logics, finite variable logics, zero-one laws, and embedded finite models, and gives a brief tour of recently discovered applications of finite model theory. This book can be used both as an introduction to the subject, suitable for a one- or two-semester graduate course, or as reference for researchers who apply techniques from logic in computer science.

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