Closed Int Soft BCI-Ideals and Int Soft c-BCI-Ideals
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to lay a foundation for providing a soft algebraic tool in considering many problems that contain uncertainties. In order to provide these soft algebraic structures, the notions of closed intersectional soft BCI-ideals and intersectional soft commutative BCI-ideals are introduced, and related properties are investigated. Conditions for an intersectional soft BCI-ideal to be closed are provided. Characterizations of an intersectional soft commutative BCI-ideal are established, and a new intersectional soft c-BCI-ideal from an old one is constructed.
1. Introduction
The real world is inherently uncertain, imprecise, and vague. Various problems in system identification involve characteristics which are essentially nonprobabilistic in nature [1]. In response to this situation Zadeh [2] introduced fuzzy set theory as an alternative to probability theory. Uncertainty is an attribute of information. In order to suggest a more general framework, the approach to uncertainty is outlined by Zadeh [3]. To solve complicated problem in economics, engineering, and environment, we cannot successfully use classical methods because of various uncertainties typical for those problems. There are three theories: theory of probability, theory of fuzzy sets, and the interval mathematics which we can be considered as mathematical tools for dealing with uncertainties. But all these theories have their own difficulties. Uncertainties cannot be handled using traditional mathematical tools but may be dealt with using a wide range of existing theories such as probability theory, theory of (intuitionistic) fuzzy sets, theory of vague sets, theory of interval mathematics, and theory of rough sets. However, all of these theories have their own difficulties which are pointed out in [4]. Maji et al. [5] and Molodtsov [4] suggested that one reason for these difficulties may be the inadequacy of the parametrization tool of the theory. To overcome these difficulties, Molodtsov [4] introduced the concept of soft set as a new mathematical tool for dealing with uncertainties that is free from the difficulties that have troubled the usual theoretical approaches. Molodtsov pointed out several directions for the applications of soft sets. Worldwide, there has been a rapid growth in interest in soft set theory and its applications in recent years. Evidence of this can be found in the increasing number of high-quality articles on soft sets and related topics that have been published in a variety of international journals, symposia, workshops, and international conferences in recent years. Maji et al. [5] described the application of soft set theory to a decision making problem. Maji et al. [6] also studied several operations on the theory of soft sets. Aktaş and Çağman [7] studied the basic concepts of soft set theory and compared soft sets to fuzzy and rough sets, providing examples to clarify their differences. They also discussed the notion of soft groups. Jun and Park [8] studied applications of soft sets in ideal theory of BCK/BCI-algebras. In 2012, Jun et al. [9, 10] introduced the notion of intersectional soft sets, and considered its applications to BCK/BCI-algebras. Independent of Jun et al.′s introduction, Çağman and Çitak [11] also studied soft int-group and its applications to group theory. Also, Jun [12] discussed the union soft sets with applications in BCK/BCI-algebras. We refer the reader to the papers [13–26] for further information regarding algebraic structures/properties of soft set theory. Present authors [10] introduced the notion of int soft BCK/BCI-ideals in BCK/BCI-algebras. As a continuation of the paper [10], we introduce the notion of closed int soft BCI-ideals and int soft c-BCI-ideals in BCI-algebras and investigate related properties. We discuss relations between a closed int soft BCI-ideal and an int soft BCI-ideal and provide conditions for an int soft BCI-ideal to be closed. We establish characterizations of an int soft c-BCI-ideal and construct a new intersectional soft c-BCI-ideal from an old one.
2. Preliminaries
A BCK/BCI-algebra is an important class of logical algebras introduced by Iséki and was extensively investigated by several researchers.
- (I)
(∀x, y, z ∈ X) (((x*y)*(x*z))*(z*y) = 0);
- (II)
(∀x, y ∈ X) ((x*(x*y))*y = 0);
- (III)
(∀x ∈ X) (x*x = 0);
- (IV)
(∀x, y ∈ X) (x*y = 0, y*x = 0 ⇒ x = y).
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If a BCI-algebra X satisfies the following identity:
- (V)
(∀x ∈ X) (0*x = 0),
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then X is called a BCK-algebra. Any BCK/BCI-algebra X satisfies the following axioms:
- (a1)
(∀x ∈ X) (x*0 = x);
- (a2)
(∀x, y, z ∈ X) (x ≤ y ⇒ x*z ≤ y*z, z*y ≤ z*x);
- (a3)
(∀x, y, z ∈ X) ((x*y)*z = (x*z)*y);
- (a4)
(∀x, y, z ∈ X) ((x*z)*(y*z) ≤ x*y),
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where x ≤ y if and only if x*y = 0. In a BCI-algebra X, the following hold:
- (b1)
(∀x, y ∈ X) (x*(x*(x*y)) = x*y);
- (b2)
(∀x, y ∈ X) (0*(x*y) = (0*x)*(0*y)).
Proposition 2.1. A BCI-algebra X is commutative if and only if it satisfies
Proposition 2.2 (see [28].)A BCI-ideal I of a BCI-algebra X is commutative if and only if x*y ∈ I implies x*((y*(y*x))*(0*(0*(x*y)))) ∈ I.
Proposition 2.3 (see [28].)Let I be a closed BCI-ideal of a BCI-algebra X. Then I is commutative if and only if it satisfies
Observe that every c-BCI-ideal is a BCI-ideal, but the converse is not true (see [28]).
We refer the reader to the books [29, 30] for further information regarding BCK/BCI-algebras.
A soft set theory is introduced by Molodtsov [4], and Çağman and Enginoğlu [31] provided new definitions and various results on soft set theory.
In what follows, let U be an initial universe set and E be a set of parameters. We say that the pair (U, E) is a soft universe. Let 𝒫(U) denote the power set of U and A, B, C, …⊆E.
Definition 2.4 (see [4], [31].)A soft set ℱA over U is defined to be the set of ordered pairs
The function fA is called the approximate function of the soft set ℱA. The subscript A in the notation fA indicates that fA is the approximate function of ℱA.
In what follows, denote by S(U) the set of all soft sets over U.
Let ℱA ∈ S(U). For any subset γ of U, the γ-inclusive set of ℱA, denoted by , is defined to be the set
3. Closed Int Soft BCI-Ideals and Int Soft c-BCI-Ideals
Definition 3.1 (see [10].)Assume that E has a binary operation ↪. For any nonempty subset A of E, a soft set ℱA over U is said to be intersectional over U if its approximate function fA satisfies
Definition 3.2 (see [12].)Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. Given a subalgebra A of E, let ℱA ∈ S(U). Then ℱA is called an intersectional soft BCI-ideal (briefly, int soft BCI-ideal) over U if the approximate function fA of ℱA satisfies
Definition 3.3. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. Given a subalgebra A of E, let ℱA ∈ S(U). Then ℱA is called an intersectional soft commutative BCI-ideal (briefly, int soft c-BCI-ideal) over U if the approximate function fA of ℱA satisfies (3.2) and
Example 3.4. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X = {0, a, 1,2, 3} is a BCI-algebra with the following Cayley table:
Theorem 3.5. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. Then every int soft c-BCI-ideal is an int soft BCI-ideal.
Proof. Let ℱA be an int soft c-BCI-ideal over U where A is a subalgebra of E. Taking y = 0 in (3.4) and using (a1) and (III) imply that
The following example shows that the converse of Theorem 3.5 is not true.
Example 3.6. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4} is a BCI-algebra with the following Cayley table:
We provide conditions for an int soft BCI-ideal to be an int soft c-BCI-ideal.
Theorem 3.7. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. For a subalgebra A of E, let ℱA ∈ S(U). Then the following are equivalent:
- (1)
ℱA is an int soft c-BCI-ideal over U;
- (2)
ℱA is an int soft BCI-ideal over U and its approximate function fA satisfies:
()
Proof. Assume that ℱA is an int soft c-BCI-ideal over U. Then ℱA is an int soft BCI-ideal over U (see Theorem 3.5). If we take z = 0 in (3.4) and use (a1) and (3.2), then we have (3.11).
Conversely, let ℱA be an int soft BCI-ideal over U such that its approximate function fA satisfies (3.11). Then fA(x*y)⊇fA((x*y)*z)∩fA(z) for all x, y, z ∈ A by (3.3), which implies from (3.11) that
Definition 3.8. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. Given a subalgebra A of E, let ℱA ∈ S(U). An int soft BCI-ideal ℱA over U is said to be closed if the approximate function fA of ℱA satisfies
Example 3.9. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X = {0,1, 2, a, b} is a BCI-algebra with the following Cayley table:
Example 3.10. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X = {2n∣n ∈ ℤ} is a BCI-algebra with a binary operation “÷” (usual division). Let ℱE ∈ S(U) in which its approximation function fE is defined as follows:
Theorem 3.11. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. Then an int soft BCI-ideal over U is closed if and only if it is an int soft algebra over U.
Proof. Let ℱA be an int soft BCI-ideal over U. If ℱA is closed, then fA(0*x)⊇fA(x) for all x ∈ A. It follows from (3.3) that
Conversely, let ℱA be an int soft BCI-ideal over U which is also an int soft algebra over U. Then
Theorem 3.12. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra in which every element is of finite period. Then every int soft BCI-ideal over U is closed.
Proof. Let ℱE be an int soft BCI-ideal over U. For any x ∈ E, assume that |x | = n. Then xn ∈ B(X). Note that
Lemma 3.13 (see [10].)Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. Given a subalgebra A of E, let ℱA ∈ S(U). If ℱA is an int soft BCI-ideal over U, then the approximate function fA satisfies the following condition:
Proposition 3.14. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. Given a subalgebra A of E, let ℱA ∈ S(U). If the approximate function fA of ℱA satisfies (3.2) and (3.28), then ℱA is an int soft BCI-ideal over U.
Proof. Note that x*(x*y) ≤ y by (II), and thus fA(x)⊇fA(x*y)∩fA(y) by (3.28). Therefore ℱA is an int soft BCI-ideal over U.
Theorem 3.15. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. For a subalgebra A of E, let ℱA be a closed int soft BCI-ideal over U. Then the following are equivalent:
- (1)
ℱA is an int soft c-BCI-ideal over U;
- (2)
the approximate function fA of ℱA satisfies:
()
Proof. Assume that ℱA is an int soft c-BCI-ideal over U. Note that
Theorem 3.16. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a commutative BCI-algebra. Then every closed int soft BCI-ideal is an int soft c-BCI-ideal.
Proof. Let ℱA be a closed int soft BCI-ideal over U where A is a subalgebra of E. Using (a3), (b1), (I), (III), and Proposition 2.1, we have
Using the notion of γ-inclusive sets, we consider a characterization of an int soft c-BCI-ideal.
Lemma 3.17 (see [25].)Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. Given a subalgebra A of E, let ℱA ∈ S(U). Then the following are equivalent:
- (1)
ℱA is an int soft BCI-ideal over U;
- (2)
the nonempty γ-inclusive set of ℱA is a BCI-ideal of A for any γ⊆U.
Theorem 3.18. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. Given a subalgebra A of E, let ℱA ∈ S(U). Then the following are equivalent:
- (1)
ℱA is an int soft c-BCI-ideal over U;
- (2)
the nonempty γ-inclusive set of ℱA is a c-BCI-ideal of A for any γ⊆U.
Proof. Assume that ℱA is an int soft c-BCI-ideal over U. Then ℱA is an int soft BCI-ideal over U by Theorem 3.5. Hence is a BCI-ideal of A for all γ⊆U by Lemma 3.17. Let γ⊆U and x, y ∈ A be such that . Then fA(x*y)⊇γ, and so
Conversely, suppose that the nonempty γ-inclusive set of ℱA is a c-BCI-ideal of A for any γ⊆U. Then is a BCI-ideal of A for all γ⊆U. Hence ℱA is an int soft BCI-ideal over U by Lemma 3.17. Let x, y ∈ A be such that fA(x*y) = γ. Then , and so
The c-BCI-ideals in Theorem 3.18 are called the inclusive c-BCI-ideals of ℱA.
Theorem 3.19. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. Let ℱE, 𝒢E ∈ S(U) such that
- (i)
(∀x ∈ E) (fE(x)⊇gE(x));
- (ii)
ℱE and 𝒢E are int soft BCI-ideals over U.
Proof. Assume that ℱE is closed and 𝒢E is an int soft c-BCI-ideal over U. Let γ be a subset of U such that . Then and are BCI-ideals of E and obviously . Let . Then fE(x)⊇γ, and so fE(0*x)⊇fE(x)⊇γ since ℱE is closed. Thus , and thus is a closed BCI-ideal of E. Since 𝒢E is an int soft c-BCI-ideal over U, it follows from Theorem 3.18 that is a c-BCI-ideal of E. Let x, y ∈ E be such that . Then . Since , it follows from Proposition 2.2 that
Theorem 3.20. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. Let ℱE ∈ S(U) and define a soft set over U by
Proof. If ℱE is an int soft c-BCI-ideal over U, then is a c-BCI-ideal of A for any γ⊆U. Hence , and so for all x ∈ A. Let x, y, z ∈ A. If and , then and so
Theorem 3.21. Let (U, E) = (U, X) where X is a BCI-algebra. Then any c-BCI-ideal of E can be realized as an inclusive c-BCI-ideal of some int soft c-BCI-ideal over U.
Proof. Let A be a c-BCI-ideal of E. For any subset γ⊊U, let ℱA be a soft set over U defined by
4. Conclusion
We have introduced the notions of closed int soft BCI-ideals and int soft commutative BCI-ideals, and investigated related properties. We have provided conditions for an int soft BCI-ideal to be closed, and established characterizations of an int soft commutative BCI-ideal. We have constructed a new int soft c-BCI-ideal from old one.
On the basis of these results, we will apply the theory of int soft sets to the another type of ideals, filters, and deductive systems in BCK/BCI-algebras, Hilbert algebras, MV-algebras, MTL-algebras, BL-algebras, and so forth, in future study.
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank the anonymous reviewers for their valuable suggestions.