Metagraphs and Their Applications / Edition 1

by Amit Basu, Robert W. Blanning

Overview

Metagraphs and their Applications is a presentation of metagraph theory and its applications that begins by defining a metagraph and its uses. They are more complex than a simple graph structure, but they allow for representation and analysis of more complex systems. The material contained in this book is presented in two parts. The first develops the theoretical results with the emphasis on the development of a metagraph algebra. In the second part of the book, four promising applications of metagraphs are examined: 1) modeling of data relations, 2) the modeling of decision models, 3) the modeling of decision rules, and 4) the modeling of workflow tasks. Hence, the theoretical results in the initial chapters lay the foundation for the application areas in the second part of the book. The book concludes by examining several possible extensions of this work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441942449
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	11/25/2010
Series:	Integrated Series in Information Systems , #15
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

Graphs, Hypergraphs, and Metagraphs.- Graphs, Hypergraphs, and Metagraphs.- Metagraph Theory.- The Algebraic Structure of Metagraphs.- Connectivity Properties of Metagraphs.- Metagraph Transformations.- Attributed Metagraphs.- Independent Sub-Metagraphs.- Applications of Metagraphs.- Metagraphs in Model Management.- Metagraphs in Data and Rule Management.- Metagraphs in Workflow and Process Analysis.- Conclusion.