Int. J. Contemp. Math. Sciences, Vol. 5, 2010, no.

13, 609 - 613

Fuzzy Linear Operator on Vector Spaces

of Fuzzy Matrices

S. Panayappan

Principal, Chickanna Arts College

Tirupur, Tamilnadu, India
panayappan@gmail.com

S. K. Latha

Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, India

sklatha2001@yahoo.com

Abstract

In this paper fuzzy linear operator on vector spaces of fuzzy matrices is

introduced and some of its properties are studied.

Preliminaries

Definition 1:
Let Vm×n denote set of all m × n fuzzy matrices over the fuzzy algebra
F = [0,1] .The operations (+,.) are defined on Vm×n as [1] follows.
(i) For any two elements A = (aij ) and B = (bij ) ∈ Vm×n define

( )
A + B = Sup {aij , bij } = ∨ ( aij , bij ) where each aij , bij ∈ F
i, j

(ii) For any element A = (aij )∈ Vm×n and a scalar k ∈ F define

( )
kA = inf {k , aij } = ∧ ( k , aij )
i, j
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The system Vm×n together with these operations of component wise fuzzy addition
and fuzzy multiplication is called fuzzy vector space over F and the scalars are restricted
to F .

Definition 2:
Define two operations + and ⋅ on Vm×n as follows:
For any two matrices A and B define [1]
( )
A + B = Sup {aij , bij } = ∨ ( aij , bij ) and
i, j

( { }) { }
AB = sup inf {aik , bkj } = ∨ ∧ ( aik , bkj )
k

Definition 3:
Inner product between two elements A = (aij ) and B = (bij ) ∈ Vm×n is defined as
A, B = ∨ ( aij ∧ bij ) which satisfies the following conditions
i, j

(i) A, B = B, A
(ii) kA, B = k A, B , k ∈ F
(iii) A + B, C = A, C + B, C , C ∈ Vm×n
(iv) A, A = 0 iff A = 0
Vm×n together with this inner product is called as fuzzy inner product space.

Definition 4:
The norm for every element A∈ Vm×n is defined as A = A, A satisfying the
following conditions:
(i) 1 ≥ A ≥ 0, A = 0 iff A = 0
(ii) kA = k A , k ∈ [0,1]
(iii) A + B ≤ A + B
Vm×n with this norm is called as fuzzy normed linear space.

Definition 5:
Let Vm×n be a fuzzy normed linear space of matrices over F . A mapping T from
Vm×n into itself is called as fuzzy linear transformation (operator) if for any A, B ∈ Vm×n
and k ∈ F

(i) T ( A + B) = T ( A) + T ( B)
(ii) T (kA) = kT ( A)
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Remark:
Let Vm×n be the normed linear space over the fuzzy algebra F = [0,1] . Then
L(Vm×n ), the set of all linear transformation from Vm×n to itself is a vector space and
fuzzy addition and fuzzy multiplication are defined as
(i ) (T1 + T2 ) A = T1 ( A) + T2 ( A)
(ii ) (α T1 ) A = α T1 ( A)
for all T1 , T2 ∈ L(Vm×n ), A ∈ Vm×n and α ∈ F

Properties:
(i) (αβ )T1 = α ( β T1 )
(ii) (α + β )T1 = α T1 + β T1
(iii) α (T1 + T2 ) = α T1 + α T2
(iv) T1T2 ( x) = T1 (T2 ( x))
(v) T1 + 0 = T1

Definition 6:
Let Vm×n be the fuzzy normed linear space composed of fuzzy matrices. Let T be
the fuzzy linear transformation from Vm×n to itself. If there exist an operator T * such that
T ( A), B = A, T * ( B) for all A, B ∈ Vm×n then the operator T * is called fuzzy adjoint
of T.

Theorem :
The adjoint operator T * is also fuzzy linear operator.
Proof:
Consider
A, T * (α B + β C ) = T ( A), α B + β C
= T ( A), α B + T ( A), β C
= A, T * (α B ) + A, T * ( β C )
⇒ T * is fuzzy linear operator.
Result 1:
A, B = A, C ⇒ B = C
Consider the matrices
⎛ 0.7 0.3 0.5 ⎞ ⎛ 1 0.6 0.8 ⎞ ⎛ 1 0.3 0.7 ⎞
⎜ ⎟, ⎜ ⎟ and ⎜ ⎟
A = ⎜ 0.6 0.2 0.9 ⎟ B = ⎜ 0.4 1.0 0.4 ⎟ C = ⎜ 0.5 1.0 0.6 ⎟
⎜ 0 0.7 0.4 ⎟ ⎜ 0.7 0.6 1.0 ⎟ ⎜ 0.8 0.4 1.0 ⎟
⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠
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⎛ 0.7 0.3 0.5 ⎞

⎜ ⎟
A, B = ∨ ⎜ 0.4 0.2 0.4 ⎟ = 0.7 ---------------------(1)
⎜ 0 0.6 0.4 ⎟
⎝ ⎠
⎛ 0.7 0.3 0.5 ⎞
⎜ ⎟
A, C = ∨ ⎜ 0.5 0.2 0.6 ⎟ = 0.7 ---------------------(2)
⎜ 0 0.4 0.4 ⎟
⎝ ⎠
From (1) and (2), A, B = A, C

But B ≠ C

Result 2:
Let T be the fuzzy linear operator on Vm×n . Then the fuzzy adjoint operator T * is
not unique.

Proof:
Since T * is an fuzzy adjoint operator of T we have
A, T * ( B) = T ( A), B ---------------(1)
Let T ' be another operator such that
A, T ' ( B ) = T ( A), B ------------------(2)
From (1) and (2) A, T * ( B) = A, T ' ( B)
By result 1 we have, T * ( B ) ≠ T ' ( B)
(ie) T * ≠ T '
Hence the fuzzy adjoint operator T * is not unique.

Definition 7:
Let A = (aij ) and B = (bij ) ∈ Vm×n be any two matrices. Let T be the fuzzy linear
transformation from Vm×n to itself.
Let T ( A) = (cij )
Let T1 , T2 , T3 , T4 ,........... be the fuzzy linear operators on Vm×n such that
T ( A), B = A, T1 ( B ) ,
T ( A), B = A, T2 ( B)
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T ( A), B = A, T3 ( B)
T ( A), B = A, T4 ( B) and so on
Now define the operator T* on Vm×n as
T * ( B ) = ∧ (T1 ( B), T2 ( B ), T3 ( B ), T4 ( B),...........) such that A, T * ( B) = T ( A), B .
i, j

This operator T * is called fuzzy adjoint operator of T .

Remarks:
Using result 1, we have
1. ( S + T )* ≠ S * + T *
2. (α T )* ≠ α (T * )
3. ( ST )* ≠ T * S *

References
[1] A. R. Meenakshi, Fuzzy Matrix- Theory and Applications, MJP publishers.

Received: October, 2009