The Geometry of Information Retrieval

C J Van Rijsbergen

ISBN 10: 0521838053 / ISBN 13: 9780521838054

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Information retrieval, IR, the science of extracting information from any potential source, can be viewed in a number of ways: logical, probabilistic and vector space models are some of the most important. In this book, the author, one of the leading researchers in the area, shows how these views can be reforged in the same framework used to formulate the general principles of quantum mechanics. All the usual quantum-mechanical notions have their IR-theoretic analogues, and the standard results can be applied to address problems in IR, such as pseudo-relevance feedback, relevance feedback and ostensive retrieval. The relation with quantum computing is also examined. To keep the book self-contained appendices with background material on physics and mathematics are included. Each chapter ends with bibliographic remarks that point to further reading. This is an important, ground-breaking book, with much new material, for all those working in IR, AI and natural language processing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Geometry of Information Retrieval
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521838053
• ISBN 13: 9780521838054
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Keith Van Rijsbergen demonstrates how different models of information retrieval (IR) can be combined in the same framework used to formulate the general principles of quantum mechanics. All the standard results can be applied to address problems in IR, such as pseudo-relevance feedback, relevance feedback and ostensive retrieval. The relation with quantum computing is examined. Appendices with background material on physics and mathematics are also included.

Book Description

The author, one of the leading researchers in the area, shows how different models of information retrieval can be combined in the same framework used to formulate the general principles of quantum mechanics. All the standard results can be applied to address problems in IR, such as pseudo-relevance feedback, relevance feedback and ostensive retrieval. The relation with quantum computing is examined. Appendices with background material on physics and mathematics are also included. This is an important boook, with much new material, for all those working in the area.