Clustering belief functions based on attracting and conflicting metalevel evidence using Potts spin mean field theory

Information Fusion

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 309-318

  Schubert, Johan ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attraction; Belief function; Clustering; Conflict; Potts spin

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; DECISION THEORY; FUNCTIONS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SENSOR DATA FUSION; SET THEORY;

ATTRACTION; BELIEF FUNCTIONS; CLUSTERING; CONFLICT; POTTS SPIN;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 7544237193     PISSN: 15662535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inffus.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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