Functional dependencies generalized for temporal databases that include object-identity

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Authors: Henk Olivie, Jacques Vandenbulcke, Jef Wijsen

Tags: 1993, conceptual modeling

Normalization theory for relational databases is based on the construct of functional dependency. In this paper, we extend the formalism of functional dependency for temporal databases that include object-identity. The proposed extensions are used to compare object-oriented modeling and Extended Entity-Relationship modeling in structural and temporal terms.

Read the full paper here: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/BFb0024360