00000cmm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217611236327 Buklod 20241021112935.0 m go j cr |n |||auu|a 241021s2011 gw o j | eng d 9783642161582 (eBook) (iLib)UPD-00215705557 DLC eng DLMR rda eng DMLUC Q 295 L584 2010eb Liu, Sifeng author. Grey systems theory and applications [electronic resource] by Sifeng Liu, Yi Lin. Heidelberg, Germany Springer Berlin 2011. 1 electronic resource (xx, 380 pages) illustrations. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Understanding complex systems IP-based subscription, access limited to within on campus computer network. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD University Library Website. Due to inherent limitations in human sensing organs, most data collected for various purposes contain uncertainties. Even at the rare occasions when accurate data are available, the truthful predictions derived on the data tend to create chaotic consequences. So, to effectively process and make sense out of available data, we need methods to deal with uncertainty inherently existing inside the data. The intent of this monograph is to explore the fundamental theory, methods, and techniques of practical application of grey systems theory, initiated by Professor Deng Julong in 1982. This volume presents most of the recent advances of the theory accomplished by scholars from around the world. From studying this book, the reader will not only acquire an overall knowledge of this new theory but also be able to follow the most current research activities. All examples presented are based on practical applications of the theory when urgent real-life problems had to be addressed. Last but not the least, this book concludes with three appendices. The first one compares grey systems theory and interval analysis while revealing the fact that interval analysis is a part of grey mathematics. The second appendix presents an array of different approaches of studying uncertainties. And, the last appendix shows how uncertainties appear using general systems approach. Electronic reproduction. New York SpringerLink 2011. Available via World Wide Web through SpringerLink. System theory Mathematical models. Available for UP System via Springer Link. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16158-2 FO UPD DMLR Q 295 L584 2010eb Electronic Resource