Determining When a Structure Is a Nested Relation
Summary: Characterizes when a one-level nested relation is obtainable from a flat 1NF relation via a sequence of NEST operations. Gives a polynomial-time decision algorithm, distinguishing genuine restructuring from arbitrary unnormalized structures. (summarized by gpt-5.6-luna on Jul 24 2026)
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Authors
- 1. Patrick C. Fischer (Vanderbilt University)
- 2. Dirk Van Gucht (Vanderbilt University)
BibTeX Citation
@article{fischer_vldb85,
title = {{Determining When a Structure Is a Nested Relation}},
author = {Fischer, Patrick C. and Van Gucht, Dirk},
journal = {PVLDB},
series = {{VLDB} '85},
pages = {171},
year = {1985}
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,096 | Designing a Generalized NF2 Model with an SQL-Type Language Interface | 1986 | VLDB | 9.0529033e-05 |
| 3,815 | Closed World Databases Opened Through Null Values | 1988 | VLDB | 7.0051309e-05 |
| 5,682 | On The Expressive Power Of The Extended Relational Algebra For The Unnormalized Relational Model | 1987 | PODS | 6.0373361e-05 |
| 6,648 | The Design of non-1NF Relational Databases into Nested Normal Form | 1987 | SIGMOD | 5.7205114e-05 |
| 9,293 | Incremental Reorganization of Relational Databases | 1987 | VLDB | 5.2007255e-05 |
| 13,419 | Indexing in a Hypertext Database | 1990 | VLDB | 4.9769913e-05 |
| 13,439 | Optimization of Relational Schemas Containing Inclusion Dependencies | 1989 | VLDB | 4.9769913e-05 |
| 13,488 | Some Classes of Multilevel Relational Structures (Extended Abstract) | 1986 | PODS | 4.9769913e-05 |
| 13,497 | ECRINS/86: An Extended Entity-Relationship Data Base Management System and its Semantic Query Language | 1986 | VLDB | 4.9769913e-05 |
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| Rank | Cited Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | Remarks on the Algebra of Non First Normal Form Relations | 1982 | PODS | 0.00029333191 |
| 549 | Non First Normal Form Relations To Represent Hierarchically Organized Data | 1984 | PODS | 0.00016555794 |
| 6,610 | Weak Multivalued Dependencies+ | 1984 | PODS | 5.7336898e-05 |
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