Semirings for Soft Constraint Solving and Programming
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 14, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9783540211815
Subjects: Fields & rings; Constraint programming (Computer science); Computers; Computers - Languages / Programming; Computer Books: Languages; Logic Design; Programming - Software Development; CSP; Computers / Programming Languages / General; constraint logic programming; constraint programming; constraint satisfaction; constraint solution; fuzzy constraints; hierarchical constraints; over-constrained problems; preference-based CSP; semiring-based constraints; Constraint programming (Comput; Programming Languages - General; Programmation par contraintes
Description: Constraint satisfaction and constraint programming have shown to be very simple but powerful ideas, with applications in various areas. Still, in the last ten years, the simple notion of constraints has shown some deficiencies concerning both theory and practice, typically in the way over-constrained problems and preferences are treated. For this reason, the notion of soft constraints has been introduced with semiring-based soft constraints and valued constraints being the two main general frameworks. This book includes formal definitions and properties of semiring-based soft constraints, as well as their use within constraint logic programming and concurrent constraint programming. Moreover, the author shows how to adapt existing notions and techniques such as abstraction and interchangeability to the soft constraint framework and it is demonstrated how soft constraints can be used in some application areas, such as security. Overall, this book is a great starting point for anyone interested in understanding the basics of semiring-based soft constraints.
Notes: Lecture Notes in Computer Science