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Mathematical Knowledge Management in HELM

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The paper describes the general philosophy and the main architectural and technological solutions adopted in the HELM Project for the management of large repositories of mathematical knowledge. The leitmotiv is the extensive use of XML technology, and the exploitation of information in the “Web way”, that is without a central authority, with few basic rules, in a scalable, adaptable, and extensible manner.

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    Andrea Asperti, Luca Padovani, Claudio Sacerdoti Coen, Ferruccio Guidi & Irene Schena

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Asperti, A., Padovani, L., Sacerdoti Coen, C. et al. Mathematical Knowledge Management in HELM. Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence 38, 27–46 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022907629104

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