Symmetry in Fuzzy Sets and Systems
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2017) | Viewed by 20052
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Symmetry is, and has generally been, present in many, if not most, works involving Fuzzy sets and Fuzzy systems. Whenever a human is involved in the design of a fuzzy system, they naturally tend to opt for symmetric features. The most common examples are the fuzzy membership functions and linguistic terms, often designed symmetrically and regularly-distributed over the universe of discourse. However, this does not usually happen if features are automatically generated. The same is true for many other aspects of fuzzy theory and applications, from fuzzy measures to fuzzy control.
In this Special Issue of Symmetry we will focus on the reasons and consequences for the prevalent use of symmetry in many topics, such as fuzzy measures, fuzzy relations, fuzzy control, fuzzy clustering, fuzzy decision analysis, fuzzy modeling, fuzzy information retrieval, fuzzy cognitive maps, etc. Applications and/or fuzzy theory works, where symmetry, or the deliberate lack of symmetry, is present, are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. João Paulo Carvalho
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- symmetry
- fuzzy sets
- fuzzy logic
- fuzzy systems
- fuzzy theory
- fuzzy applications
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