Transitive Solutions of Relational Equations on Finite Sets and Linear Lattices

The set of solutions of relational equations over a finite referential space and with values from a linear lattice is considered. We determine in this set the greatest max-min transitive solution and the related minimal ones. Further, we investigate for the determination of particular max-min transitive solutions, namely those having Schein rank equal to 1. Related properties of convergence of fuzzy systems represented by the involved relations are also given.

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