MFDBS 87

Download or read book MFDBS 87 written by Joachim Biskup and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1988-04-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the 13 best of the 18 papers presented at the first MFDBS conference held in Dresden, GDR, January 19-23, 1987. A short summary of the two panel discussions is also included. The volume is intended to be a reflection of the current state of knowledge and a guide to further development in database theory. The main topics covered are: theoretical fundaments of the relational data model (dependency theory, design theory, null values, query processing, complexity theory), and of its extensions (graphical representations, NF2-models), conceptual modelling of distributed database management systems and the relationship between logic and databases.