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On the Implication Problem for Functional Dependencies in the Higher-Order Entity-Relationship Model
Kirchberg, M. and Link, S.
Functional Dependencies have recently been generalized (Hoffmann, Link, Schewe 2002) to the Higher-Order Entity-Relationship Model (HERM). A sound and complete set of rules for the implication of these functional dependencies has also generalized the well-known Armstrong Axioms from the Relational Data Model (RDM) to the HERM. This article proposes algorithms which solve the implication problem for generalized functional dependencies in the HERM efficiently. Correctness and complexity results are proven. The main result shows that the implication problem for functional dependencies in the HERM is decidable in linear time. Some applications of the implication problem for generalized functional dependencies are discussed. Algorithms are implemented and tested. |
Cite as: Kirchberg, M. and Link, S. (2003). On the Implication Problem for Functional Dependencies in the Higher-Order Entity-Relationship Model. In Proc. Fourteenth Australasian Database Conference (ADC2003), Adelaide, Australia. CRPIT, 17. Schewe, K.-D. and Zhou, X., Eds. ACS. 115-124. |
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