New Formulation of the Relational Event Algebra Problem and Some Consequences

摘要

This paper describes new approaches in developing relational event algebra,weeding out the most appropriate form for such events, and a calculus of logical operations relating these special events and other events, both conditional and unconditional in form. In addition, a new wide class of functions of probabilities is displayed that admit corresponding relational events. New deduction properties involving relational events are also displayed. Also presented are a number of open issues and possible avenues of approach to their solution. (AN).