A path algebra for multi-relational graphs

  • Authors:
  • Marko A. Rodriguez;Peter Neubauer

  • Affiliations:
  • AT&T Interactive, Santa Fe, NM 87506 USA;Neo Technology, 21119 Malmö, Sweden

  • Venue:
  • ICDEW '11 Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE 27th International Conference on Data Engineering Workshops
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

A multi-relational graph maintains two or more relations over a vertex set. This article defines an algebra for traversing such graphs that is based on an n-ary relational algebra, a concatenative single-relational path algebra, and a tensor-based multi-relational algebra. The presented algebra provides a monoid, automata, and formal language theoretic foundation for the construction of a multi-relational graph traversal engine.