General representation theorems for fuzzy weak orders

Abstract

The present paper gives a state-of-the-art overview of general representation results for fuzzy weak orders. We do not assume that the underlying domain of alternatives is finite. Instead, we concentrate on results that hold in the most general case that the underlying domain is possibly infinite. This paper presents three fundamental representation results: (i) score function-based representations, (ii) inclusion-based representations, (iii) representations by decomposition into crisp linear orders and fuzzy equivalence relations. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006.