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Using Logic to Understand Relations between DSmT and Dempster-Shafer Theory

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Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with Uncertainty (ECSQARU 2009)

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In this paper, we study the relations that exist between Dempster-Shafer Theory and one of its extensions named DSmT. In particular we show, by using propositional logic, that DSmT can be reformulated in the classical framework of Dempster-Shafer theory and that any combination rule defined in the DSmT framework corresponds to a rule in the classical framework. The interest of DSmT rather concerns the compacity of expression it manipulates.

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  1. ONERA Centre de Toulouse, 2 avenue Edouard Belin, 31055, Toulouse, France

    Laurence Cholvy

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  1. ISIB-CNR, Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127, Padova, Italy

    Claudio Sossai

  2. ISIB-CNR, Corso Stati Uniti, 4, 35127, Padova, Italy

    Gaetano Chemello

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Cholvy, L. (2009). Using Logic to Understand Relations between DSmT and Dempster-Shafer Theory. In: Sossai, C., Chemello, G. (eds) Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with Uncertainty. ECSQARU 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5590. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02906-6_24

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