数据库《影印》ch2.pptVIP

Chapter 2: Relational Model Structure of Relational Databases Fundamental Relational-Algebra-Operations Additional Relational-Algebra-Operations Extended Relational-Algebra-Operations Null Values Modification of the Database 2.1 Structure of Relational databases  2.1.1 Basic Structure 2.1.1 Basic Structure Relationship between elements of set are represented using the structure called a relation. Formally, given sets D1, D2, …. Dn, a relation r is a subset of D1 x D2 x … x Dn (Cartesian product) Thus a relation is a set of n-tuples (a1, a2, …, an) where each ai ? Di 2.1.1