Qualitative reasoning methods

Author: Shi Chun et al. (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: Qualitative reasoning is a form of reasoning method in the field of artificial intelligence. It aims to explore the human (qualitative) reasoning mechanism by studying the structure, behavior, function, and causal relationships among (physical) systems, thereby effectively completing various problem-solving tasks. This book provides a detailed and systematic introduction to the development history of qualitative reasoning and its current main research directions. It discusses the basic methods of qualitative reasoning, elaborates on qualitative algebra, qualitative simulation methods, qualitative causal reasoning, and qualitative spatial reasoning, and concludes with several application examples. This book can serve as a textbook for graduate students in computer science and information technology at universities and colleges, and can also be referenced by researchers working in fields such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data mining.