Max-algebra: the linear algebra of combinatorics?
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Max-algebra: the linear algebra of combinatorics?
Let a ⊕ b = max(a, b), a ⊗ b = a + b for a, b ∈ R := R ∪ {−∞}. By max-algebra we understand the analogue of linear algebra developed for the pair of operations (⊕,⊗) extended to matrices and vectors. Max-algebra, which has been studied for more than 40 years, is an attractive way of describing a class of nonlinear problems appearing for instance in machinescheduling, information technology and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Linear Algebra and its Applications
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0024-3795
DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3795(02)00655-9