• Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.619-627
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• 2014

Let $\mathcal{M}(S)$ denote the set of all $m{\times}n$ matrices over a semiring S. For $A{\in}\mathcal{M}(S)$, zero-term rank of A is the minimal number of lines (rows or columns) needed to cover all zero entries in A. In [5], the authors obtained that a linear operator on $\mathcal{M}(S)$ preserves zero-term rank if and only if it preserves zero-term ranks 0 and 1. In this paper, we obtain new characterizations of linear operators on $\mathcal{M}(S)$ that preserve zero-term rank. Consequently we obtain that a linear operator on $\mathcal{M}(S)$ preserves zero-term rank if and only if it preserves two consecutive zero-term ranks k and k + 1, where $0{\leq}k{\leq}min\{m,n\}-1$ if and only if it strongly preserves zero-term rank h, where $1{\leq}h{\leq}min\{m,n\}$.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.1181-1190
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• 1999

Zero-term rank of a matrix is the minimum number of lines (rows or columns) needed to cover all the zero entries of the given matrix. We characterized the linear operators that preserve zero-term rank of the m×n matrices over binary Boolean algebra.

• Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.465-472
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• 2010

In this paper, we consider two extreme sets of zero-term rank sum of fuzzy matrix pairs: $$\cal{z}_1(\cal{F})=\{(X,Y){\in}\cal{M}_{m,n}(\cal{F})^2{\mid}z(X+Y)=min\{z(X),z(Y)\}\};$$ $$\cal{z}_2(\cal{F})=\{(X,Y){\in}\cal{M}_{m,n}(\cal{F})^2{\mid}z(X+Y)=0\}$$. We characterize the linear operators that preserve these two extreme sets of zero-term rank sum of fuzzy matrix pairs.

• Honam Mathematical Journal
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.301-310
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• 2011

In this paper, we construct the sets of fuzzy matrix pairs. These sets are naturally occurred at the extreme cases for the zero-term rank inequalities derived from the multiplication of fuzzy matrix pairs. We characterize the linear operators that preserve these extreme sets of fuzzy matrix pairs.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.223-241
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• 2005

Inequalities on the rank of the sum and the product of two matrices over semirings are surveyed. Preferences are given to the factor rank, row and column ranks, term rank, and zero-term rank of matrices over antinegative semirings.