ICLP 2006: Logic Programming pp 226-241 | Cite as

Cooperating Answer Set Programming

  • Davy Van Nieuwenborgh
  • Stijn Heymans
  • Dirk Vermeir
Conference paper
Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 4079)

Abstract

We present a formalism for logic program cooperation based on the answer set semantics. The system consists of independent logic programs that are connected via a sequential communication channel. When presented with an input set of literals from its predecessor, a logic program computes its output as an answer set of itself, enriched with the input.

It turns out that the communication strategy makes the system quite expressive: essentially a sequence of a fixed number of programs n captures the complexity class \({\ensuremath{\Sigma}^P_n}\), i.e. the n-th level of the polynomial hierarchy. On the other hand, unbounded sequences capture the polynomial hierarchy \(\mathcal{PH}\). These results make the formalism suitable for complex applications such as hierarchical decision making and preference-based diagnosis on ordered theories. In addition, such systems can be realized by implementing an appropriate control strategy on top of existing solvers such as dlv or smodels, possibly in a distributed environment.

Keywords

Logic Program Logic Programming Weak Constraint Check Program Stable Model Semantic 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Davy Van Nieuwenborgh
    • 1
  • Stijn Heymans
    • 2
  • Dirk Vermeir
    • 1
  1. 1.Dept. of Computer ScienceVrije Universiteit Brussel, VUBBrusselsBelgium
  2. 2.Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI)University of InnsbruckAustria

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