Convergence of products of fuzzy matrices (Q5947569)

The paper deals with multiple compositions of fuzzy relations represented by matrices over the lattice \(([0,1],\max,\min)\). Mixed powers generated by two fuzzy relations on a finite set have similar properties as described for powers of a single relation [cf. e.g. \textit{M. G. Thomason}, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 57, 476-480 (1977; Zbl 0345.15007); \textit{Z. T. Fan} and \textit{D. F. Liu} [Fuzzy Sets Syst. 93, No. 1, 75-85 (1998; Zbl 0918.15005)]: convergence or oscillation. However here we have more particular cases. The authors present sufficient conditions for convergence of the considered products and their generalization for mixed products of a finite family of relations.