Axiomatic characterizations of generalized values

In the framework of cooperative game theory, the concept of generalized value, which is an extension of that of value, has been recently proposed to measure the overall influence of coalitions in games. Axiomatizations of two classes of generalized values, namely probabilistic generalized values and generalized semivalues, which extend probabilistic values and semivalues, respectively, are first proposed. The axioms we utilize are based on natural extensions of axioms involved in the axiomatizations of values. In the second half of the paper, special instances of generalized semivalues are also axiomatized.     

Axiomatic characterizations under players nullification

Many axiomatic characterizations of values for cooperative games invoke axioms which evaluate the consequences of removing an arbitrary player. Balanced contributions (Myerson, 1980) and balanced cycle contributions (Kamijo and Kongo, 2010) are two well-known examples of such axioms. We revisit these characterizations by nullifying a player instead of deleting her/him from a game. The nullification (Béal et al., 2014a) of a player is obtained by transforming a game into a new one in which this player is a null player, i.e. the worth of the coalitions containing this player is now identical to that of the same coalition without this player. The degree with which our results are close to the original results in the literature is connected to the fact that the targeted value satisfies the null player out axiom (Derks and Haller, 1999). We also revisit the potential approach (Hart and Mas-Colell, 1989) similarly.     

Axiomatic characterizations of continuum structure functions

A continuum structure function is a non-decreasing mapping from the unit hypercube to the unit interval. Axiomatic characterizations of the continuum structure functions based on the Barlow-Wu and Natvig multistate structure functions are derived.     

Axiomatic characterizations of the weighted solidarity values

We define and characterize the class of all weighted solidarity values. Our first characterization employs the classical axioms determining the solidarity value (except symmetry), that is, efficiency, additivity and the A-null player axiom, and two new axioms called proportionality and strong individual rationality. In our second axiomatization, the additivity and the A-null player axioms are replaced by a new axiom called average marginality.     

Distance characterizations of finite lattices

Semimodular, modular and distributive finite lattices are characterized by means of convex sublattices and distance closed sets of the Hasse diagram graphs.     

On characterizations of atomistic lattices

In the present paper we characterize atomistic lattices. These characterizations are given in terms of concepts related to pure elements (cf. [4], [6]) and neat elements (cf. [3]).     

Axiomatic characterizations of the symmetric coalitional binomial semivalues

The symmetric coalitional binomial semivalues extend the notion of binomial semivalue to games with a coalition structure, in such a way that they generalize the symmetric coalitional Banzhaf value. By considering the property of balanced contributions within unions, two axiomatic characterizations for each one of these values are provided.     

Closed set characterizations of finite lattices

Semimodularity and the Jordan-Hölder chain condition are characterized in a finite latticeL by means of special closed sets ofL.     

Axiomatic characterizations of the CEA solution for rationing problems

Situations abound in the real world, where aggregate demand for a commodity exceeds aggregate supply. When such situations of excess demand occur, what is required is some kind of rationing. The literature on rationing problems has an interesting origin in the Babylonian Talmud. The purpose of this paper is to characterize axiomatically and analyze the constrained equal award solution for rationing problems.     

Annihilator characterizations of Boolean rings and Boolean lattices

Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 15–24, February, 1993.     

Some characterizations of compact operators on Banach lattices

We study the compactness of the class of operators which are AM-compact and semi-compact on Banach lattices and as consequences, we obtain some characterizations of order continuous norms.      

Some characterizations of perturbational dual problems

Continuing our papers [4] - [7], where we have given an axiomatic approach to unperturbational dual problems, we study here perturbational dual problems. we give some characterizations of various classes of perturbations and the associated marginal functions and of various classes of perturbational dual objective functions and the associated Lagrangians, regarded as functions of their natural variables and of the primal parameters     

Tensorial decomposition of concept lattices

A tensor product for complete lattices is studied via concept lattices. A characterization as a universal solution and an ideal representation of the tensor products are given. In a large class of concept lattices which contains all finite ones, the subdirect decompositions of a tensor product can be determined by the subdirect decompositions of its factors. As a consequence, one obtains that the tensor product of completely subdirectly irreducible concept lattices of this class is again completely subdirectly irreducible. Finally, applications to conceptual measurement are discussed.Dedicated to Ernst-August Behrens on the occasion of his seventieth birthday.     

A characterization of dual Banach lattices

In this paper we give a characterization of dual Banach lattices. In fact, we prove that a Banach function space E on a separable measure space which has the Fatou property is a dual Banach lattice if and only if all positive operators from L¹(0,1) into E are abstract kernel operators, hence extending the fact, proved by M. Talagrand, that separable Banach lattices with the Radon-Nikodym property are dual Banach lattices.     

Distributive laws for concept lattices

We study several kinds of distributivity for concept lattices of contexts. In particular, we find necessary and sufficient conditions for a concept lattice to be

Some characterizations of weakly compact operator on Banach lattices

We establish necessary and sufficient conditions under which each operator between Banach lattices is weakly compact and we give some consequences.