On Datalog vs. Polynomial Time
Summary: Proves existence of monotone PTIME queries not expressible in several Datalog variants. Uses monotone circuit lower bounds and a novel "Pumping Lemma" for Datalog to pinpoint inherent expressiveness limitations. (summarized by gpt-5-mini on Feb 09 2026)
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| Rank | Citing Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
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| 12,792 | Combinatorial Games in Database Theory | 1995 | PODS | 4.1945683e-05 |
| 12,826 | Bounded Arity Datalog(!=) Queries on Graphs (Extended Abstract) | 1994 | PODS | 4.1945683e-05 |
| 12,884 | Datalog Expressiveness of Chain Queries: Grammar Tools and Characterizations | 1992 | PODS | 4.1945683e-05 |
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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 |
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| 172 | Decidability And Expressiveness Aspects Of Logic Queries | 1987 | PODS | 0.00038808816 |
| 2,310 | Inductive Pebble Games And The Expressive Power Of Datalog | 1989 | PODS | 9.0580784e-05 |
| 3,888 | On the Expressive Power of Datalog: Tools and a Case Study | 1990 | PODS | 6.6634475e-05 |
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