Approximation and Difference in Description Logics

S. BrandtS. Brandt, R. KüstersR. Küsters, Anni-Yasmin TurhanAnni-Yasmin Turhan

Datei:BrandtKuesters+-LTCS-01-06.ps.gz

Download

S. Brandt, R. Küsters, Anni-Yasmin Turhan
Approximation and Difference in Description Logics
Technical Report, LuFG Theoretical Computer Science, RWTH Aachen, volume 01-06, 2001. LTCS-Report

Details
Bibtex

KurzfassungAbstract
Approximation is a new inference service in Description Logics first mentioned by Baader, Küsters, and Molitor. Approximating a concept, defined in one Description Logic, means to translate this concept to another concept, defined in a second typically less expressive Description Logic, such that both concepts are as closely related as possible with respect to subsumption. The present paper provides the first in-depth investigation of this inference task. We prove that approximations from the Description Logic ALC to ALE always exist and propose an algorithm computing them. As a measure for the accuracy of the approximation, we introduce a syntax-oriented difference operator, which yields a concept description that contains all aspects of the approximated concept that are not present in the approximation. It is also argued that a purely semantical difference operator, as introduced by Teege, is less suited for this purpose. Finally, for the logics under consideration, we propose an algorithm computing the difference.
Forschungsgruppe:Research Group: AutomatentheorieAutomata Theory

@techreport{ BrandtKuesters+-LTCS-01-06,
  address = {Germany},
  author = {S. {Brandt} and R. {K{\"u}sters} and A.-Y. {Turhan}},
  institution = {LuFG Theoretical Computer Science, RWTH Aachen},
  number = {01-06},
  title = {Approximation and Difference in Description Logics},
  type = {LTCS-Report},
  year = {2001},
}