Grey Information: Theory and Practical Applications / Edition 1

by Sifeng Liu, Yi Lin

Overview

Rapid formation and development of new theories of systems science have become an important part of modern science and technology. For - ample, since the 1940s, there have appeared systems theory, information theory, fuzzy mathematics, cybernetics, dissipative structures, synergetics, catastrophe theory, chaos theory, bifurcations, ultra circulations, dynamics, and many other systems theories. Grey systems theory is also one of such systems theories that appeared initially in the 1980s. When the research of systems science and the method and technology of systems engineering are applied in various traditional disciplines, such as management science, decision science, and various scientific disciplines, a whole new group of new results and breakthroughs are obtained. Such a historical background has provided the environment and soil for grey systems theory to form and to develop rapidly in the past 20-plus years. More specifically, in 1982, Professor Deng Ju-Long published the first research paper in the area of grey systems in the international journal entitled Systems and Control Letters, published by North-Holland Co. His paper was titled “Control Problems of Grey Systems. ” The publication of this paper signalled the birth of grey systems theory after many years of e ective research of the founding father. This new theory soon caught the attention of the international academic community and practitioners of science. Many well-known scholars, such as Chinese academicians Qian Xueshen, Song Jian, and Zhang Zhongjun. Professor Roger W.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849969932
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	12/13/2010
Series:	Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
Pages:	508
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

Grey Numbers and Their Operations.- Grey Equations and Grey Matrices.- Generation of Grey Sequences.- Grey Incidence Analysis.- Grey Clusters and Grey Statistical Evaluations.- Grey Systems Modeling.- Grey Combined Models.- Grey Prediction.- Grey Decisions.- Grey Programming.- Grey Input and Output.- Grey Control.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"I am much interested and impressed by Dr. Sifeng Liu and Dr. Yi Lin’s recently published monograph on grey information, dealing with the theory and practical applications. … It is a comprehensive, all-in-one exposition, detailing not only with the theoretical foundation but also real-life applications. Because of this characteristic of quality and usefulness, Liu and Lin’s book possesses the value of the widest possible range of reference by the workers and practitioners from all concerns of natural and social sciences and technology." (Robert Vallée, Kybernetes, Vol. 37 (1), 2008)

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