On the Equivalence of Logical Databases
Summary: Models databases as theories (consistent FOL sentence sets) and studies database equivalence under single and simultaneous update operations. Develops theory-based update semantics prioritizing preservation of explicit facts to handle integrity-constraint repairs and non-uniqueness of updates. (summarized by gpt-5-mini on Feb 09 2026)
Incoming Non-self Citations Over Time
Authors
- 1. Gabriel M. Kuper (Stanford University)
- 2. Jeffrey D. Ullman (Stanford University)
- 3. Moshe Y. Vardi (IBM; Stanford University)
BibTeX Citation
@inproceedings{kuper_pods84,
address = {New York, NY, USA},
series = {{PODS} '84},
title = {{On the Equivalence of Logical Databases}},
url = {https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/588011.588044},
doi = {10.1145/588011.588044},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the {ACM} {SIGMOD} Symposium on {Principles} of {Database} {Systems}},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
author = {Kuper, Gabriel M. and Ullman, Jeffrey D. and Vardi, Moshe Y.},
year = {1984}
}
Incoming Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)
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| Rank | Citing Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475 | A Calculus for Complex Objects | 1986 | PODS | 0.00017864549 |
| 2,402 | Update Semantics for Incomplete Databases | 1985 | VLDB | 8.6276184e-05 |
| 7,564 | Positivism vs. Minimalism in Deductive Databases (Extended Abstract) | 1986 | PODS | 5.5958254e-05 |
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Outgoing Citations (Sorted by Pagerank)
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Citations counted here include only citations to other VLDB/SIGMOD/CIDR/PODS papers in this database.
| Rank | Cited Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602 | On the Semantics of Updates in Databases | 1983 | PODS | 0.00015856828 |
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