GRS-Prolog: Applying Different Resolution Strategies to Prolog
Programs
Abstract: We present a logic language which is
designed to meet the specific requirements of search algorithms in Artificial
Intelligence. Guided Resolution Strategy Prolog is a combination of pure
Prolog and control directives which are expressed in terms of a meta-program.
Logic program and resolution strategy are naturally separated, introducing
a new programming discipline; controlling the execution can be seen as
a distinct programming activity which could overwrite the default depth-first
resolution strategy to any other type of search. We show how a set of primitive
directives could be combined, leading in effect to application of different
search algorithms over the same state space. We demonstrate the effectiveness
of GRS-Prolog by writing different meta-programs which produce different
results if applied to the same logic program, thus enabling the selection
of the most suitable resolution strategy.
Keywords: Logic Programming, Prolog, Resolution Strategies, Meta-Programming,
Search Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence
Appeared in: Proceedings of the 5th Panhellenic Conference on
Information Techology, Athens, December 1995.
Available: Hardcopy on request from the authors. .
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