the paper sets forth in detail categorically-algebraic or catalg foundations for the operations of taking the image and preimage of (fuzzy) sets called forward and backward powerset operators. motivated by an open question of s. e. rodabaugh, we construct a monad on the category of sets, the algebras of which generate the fixed-basis forward powerset operator of l. a. zadeh. on the next step, w...

D. Molodtsov (1999) introduced the concept of a soft set as a new approach for modeling uncertainties. The aim of this work is to define special kinds of soft sets, namely soft, L-fuzzifying soft, L-soft, and L-fuzzy soft neighborhood sets and to use them in order to give an alternative characterization of categories related to topology: crisp topological, L-topological, L-fuzzifying topologica...

We proposed the theory of multi-fuzzy sets [Sabu and Ramakrishnan (2010a), (2011a)] as an extension of theories of fuzzy sets, L-fuzzy sets [Goguen (1967)] and intuitionistic fuzzy sets [Atanassov (1986)]. Theory of multi-fuzzy sets deals with multi-level fuzziness and multi-dimensional fuzziness. Our previous papers discussed the basic notions of multi-fuzzy sets, multi-fuzzy topology, and mul...

For reliability-based topology optimization (RBTO) of double layer grids, a two-stage optimization method is presented by applying “Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization” and “Ant Colony Optimization” (SIMP-ACO method). To achieve this aim, first, the structural stiffness is maximized using SIMP. Then, the characteristics of the obtained topology are used to enhance ACO through six modific...

in this paper, we generalize fuzzy banach contraction theorem establishedby v. gregori and a. sapena [fuzzy sets and systems 125 (2002) 245-252]using notion of altering distance which was initiated by khan et al. [bull. austral.math. soc., 30(1984), 1-9] in metric spaces.

The purpose of the present work is to introduce the concept of bifuzzy core of a fuzzy automaton, which induces a bifuzzy topology on the state-set of this fuzzy automaton. This is shown that this bifuzzy topology can be used to characterize the concepts such as bifuzzy family of submachines, bifuzzy separable family and bifuzzy retrievable family of a fuzzy automaton.

in this paper, by presenting some notions and theorems, we obtaindifferent types of fuzzy topologies. in fact, we obtain somelowen-type  and chang-type fuzzy topologies on general fuzzyautomata. to this end, first we define a kuratowski fuzzy interioroperator which induces a  lowen-type  fuzzy topology on the  set ofstates of a max- min general   fuzzy automaton. also by  provingsome theorems, ...