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Chapter 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0190-0.ch011
ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the concepts of bipolar fuzzy H-ideals of BCI-algebras are introduced and their natures
are investigated. Relations between bipolar fuzzy subalgebras, bipolar fuzzy ideals, and bipolar fuzzy
H-ideals are discussed. Conditions for a bipolar fuzzy ideal to be a bipolar fuzzy H-ideal are provided.
Some characterization theorems of bipolar fuzzy H-ideals are established. A bipolar fuzzy H-ideal is
established by using a fnite collection of H-ideals. The authors have shown that if every bipolar fuzzy
H-ideal has the fnite image, then every descending chain of H-ideals terminates at fnite step.
1. INTRODUCTION
Zhang (1994) initiated the concept of bipolar fuzzy sets (BFSs) as a generalization of fuzzy sets (Zadeh,
1965). In fuzzy sets membership degree range is [0,1]. In a BFS membership degree range is increased
from the interval [0,1] to the interval [-1,1]. The membership degree 0 means that elements are irrelevant
to the corresponding property, the membership degrees on (0,1] indicate that elements somewhat satisfy
the property and the membership degrees on [-1,0] indicate that elements somewhat satisfy the implicit
counter-property. This domain has recently motivated new research in several directions (Akram, 2011,
Dubois, 2008, Zadrozny & Kacprzyk, 2012, Zhang & Zhang, 2004).
BCK-algebras and BCI-algebras are two important classes of logical algebras introduced by Imai &
Iseki (1966). It is known that the class of BCK -algebra is a proper subclass of the class of BCI -algebras.
Xi (1991) applied the concept of fuzzy sets to BCK-algebras. Jun (1993) applied it to BCI -algebras.
Khalid and Ahmad (1999) introduced fuzzy H-ideals in BCI -algebras. Senapati et al. (2013, 2015)
Bipolar Fuzzy Structure of
H-Ideals in BCI-Algebras
Tapan Senapati
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0399-7486
Southwest University, China
Guiyun Chen
Southwest University, China