• DocumentCode
    2619336
  • Title

    Finding a base for a vector space of polynomials

  • Author

    McAllister, L.M.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Moravian Coll., Bethlehem, PA
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    21-24 Sep 1997
  • Firstpage
    283
  • Lastpage
    285
  • Abstract
    In (Carre, 1979), and in other presentations the author proposed the definition of a fuzzy graph as a pair of vector spaces. The underlying reason for the departure from its usual definition as depicting a fuzzy relation, is not only the elegance of the new definition but also because of the practicality of having the tools of linear algebra available should we be able to find a basis for each vector space. If fuzziness is portrayed in the form of numbers then to find a base, the work of (Anton, 1987) is helpful. What if we wish to use functions such as polynomials? It is possible to show that under suitable conditions, a polynomial can serve as a fuzzy number. In (McAllister, 1992) we find help to solve the problem. This work illustrates how the task can be done. Why is this research important? Its importance relies on the fact that vector spaces are spanned by their bases. If these bases are known, then any vertex not functioning properly, or any link that is defective or inactive can be made fully functional by expressing them as a linear combination of the elements of its basis
  • Keywords
    fuzzy set theory; graph theory; linear algebra; polynomials; functions; fuzziness; fuzzy graph; fuzzy relation; fuzzy set theory; linear algebra; polynomials; research; vector space; vertex; Computational modeling; Fuzzy sets; Linear algebra; Neural networks; Polynomials; Size measurement; Time measurement; Tree graphs; Uncertainty; Vectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Fuzzy Information Processing Society, 1997. NAFIPS '97., 1997 Annual Meeting of the North American
  • Conference_Location
    Syracuse, NY
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4078-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NAFIPS.1997.624052
  • Filename
    624052