Model-Based Reasoning

Download or read book Model-Based Reasoning written by Lorenzo Magnani and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002-05-31 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are several key ingredients common to the various forms of model-based reasoning considered in this book. The term ‘model’ comprises both internal and external representations. The models are intended as interpretations of target physical systems, processes, phenomena, or situations and are retrieved or constructed on the basis of potentially satisfying salient constraints of the target domain. The book’s contributors are researchers active in the area of creative reasoning in science and technology.