Metric spaces of fuzzy sets (Q917070)

This article studies two classes of metrics on the space of normal fuzzy convex sets over \({\mathbb{R}}^ n\). For \(1\leq p<\infty\), \(d_ p(u,v)\) is the Lp-norm of the Hausdorff distance between the level sets of u and v. The metric \(\rho_ p(u,v)\) is the Lp-norm of the Lp-distance between the support sets of the level sets of u and v. The authors show that, for each p, \(d_ p\) and \(\rho_ p\) induce the same topology which is complete, separable and locally compact. As a consequence a strong law of large numbers for fuzzy random variables [\textit{E. P. Klement, M. L. Puri} and \textit{D. A. Ralescu}, Proc. R. Soc. Lond., Ser. A 407, 171-182 (1986; Zbl 0605.60038)] holds in all these spaces. A characterization of compact and locally compact subsets in terms of boundedness and p-mean equi-left continuity is also given.