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Subject: Re: Configuration/Constraints info wanted
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Date: 26 Dec 90 15:41:13 GMT
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>I am interested in learning more about this area.  Any pointers to
>articles or books? I have read all about XCON. 

The book "Search in Artificial Intelligence", L. Kanal and V. Kumar editors,
published by Springer-Verlag (ISBN 0-387-96750-8) contains four
chapters (papers) on constraint.  The book was published in 1988.
I found chapter 12, titled "Fundamental Properties of Networks of
Constraints: A New Formulation" by U. Montanari and F.  Rossi to be
especially interesting.

Alan Gunderson, DEC