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By a fuzzy betweenness relation we mean that a fuzzy ternary relation satisfies symmetry, reflexivity, antisymmetry and transitivity. This paper investigates certain generalized fuzzy betweenness relations, with the aim of showing that they can provide a suitable framework to establish the connection with fuzzy Alexandrov topology via fuzzy Čech closure operators. To be more precise, we define fuzzy quasi-betweenness relations by dropping symmetry and antisymmetry of fuzzy betweenness relations. After capturing a feature of them as fuzzy neighborhood-like structures, we apply a categorical lens to the study of the relationship between fuzzy quasi-betweenness relations and total strong fuzzy Čech closure spaces. It turns out that there is a Galois correspondence between the category of fuzzy quasi-betweenness relations and that of total strong fuzzy Čech closure spaces. As a direct consequence, there is a Galois correspondence between the category of fuzzy quasi-betweenness relations and that of strong Alexandrov fuzzy topological spaces.
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Since its launching in 1978, the journal Fuzzy Sets and Systems has been devoted to the international advancement of the theory and application of fuzzy sets and systems. The theory of fuzzy sets now encompasses a well organized corpus of basic notions including (and not restricted to) aggregation operations, a generalized theory of relations, specific measures of information content, a calculus of fuzzy numbers. Fuzzy sets are also the cornerstone of a non-additive uncertainty theory, namely possibility theory, and of a versatile tool for both linguistic and numerical modeling: fuzzy rule-based systems. Numerous works now combine fuzzy concepts with other scientific disciplines as well as modern technologies.
In mathematics fuzzy sets have triggered new research topics in connection with category theory, topology, algebra, analysis. Fuzzy sets are also part of a recent trend in the study of generalized measures and integrals, and are combined with statistical methods. Furthermore, fuzzy sets have strong logical underpinnings in the tradition of many-valued logics.