A Proof Theory for Description Logics

Rademaker Alexandre

ISBN 10: 144714001X / ISBN 13: 9781447140016

Published by Springer, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Proof Theory for Description Logics
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144714001X
• ISBN 13: 9781447140016
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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 represented knowledge.

A Proof Theory for Description Logics introduces Sequent Calculi and Natural Deduction for some DLs (ALC, ALCQ). Cut-elimination and Normalization are proved for the calculi. The author argues that such systems can improve the extraction of computational content from DLs proofs for explanation purposes.