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Parallel and Constraint Logic Programming - An Introduction to Logic, Parallelism and Constraints (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
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Parallel and Constraint Logic Programming - An Introduction to Logic, Parallelism and Constraints (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, 875
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Constraint Logic Programming (CLP), an area of extreme research
interest in recent years, extends the semantics of Prolog in such a
way that the combinatorial explosion, a characteristic of most
problems in the field of Artificial Intelligence, can be tackled
efficiently. By employing solvers dedicated to each domain instead
of the unification algorithm, CLP drastically reduces the search
space of the problem, which leads to increased efficiency in the
execution of logic programs. CLP offers the possibility of solving
complex combinatorial problems in an efficient way, and at the same
time maintains the advantages offered by the declarativeness of
logic programming. The aim of this book is to present parallel and
constraint logic programming, offering a basic understanding of the
two fields to the reader new to the area. The first part of the
book gives an introduction to the fundamental aspects of
conventional logic programming which is necessary for understanding
the parts that follow. The second part includes an introduction to
parallel logic programming, architectures and implementations
proposed in the area. Finally, the third part presents the
principles of constraint logic programming. The last two parts also
include descriptions of the supporting facilities for the two
paradigms in two popular systems; ECLIPSe and SICStus. These
platforms have been selected mainly because they offer both
parallel and constraint features. Annotated and explained examples
are also included in the relevant parts, offering a valuable guide
and a first practical experience to the reader. Finally,
applications of the covered paradigms are presented. The authors
felt that a book of this kind should provide some theoretical
background necessary for the understanding of the covered logic
programming paradigms, and a quick start for the reader interested
in writing parallel and constraint logic programming programs.
However it is outside the scope of this book to provide a deep
theoretical background of the two areas. In that sense, this book
is addressed to a public interested in obtaining a knowledge of the
domain, without spending the time and effort to understand the
extensive theoretical work done in the field &endash; namely
postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students in the area of
logic programming. This book fills a gap in the current
bibliography, since there is no comprehensive book of this level
that covers the areas of conventional, parallel, and constraint
logic programming. Parallel and Constraint Logic Programming: An
Introduction to Logic, Parallelism and Constraints is appropriate
for an advanced level course on Logic Programming or Constraints,
and as a reference for practitioners and researchers in industry.
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