Abstract
We prove an existence theorem for a special class of fuzzy integral equations involving fuzzy set-valued mappings. The results are obtained by using the contraction mapping principle.
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Existence of solutions of a special class of fuzzy integral equations
Received30 Jul 2005
Revised25 Feb 2006
Accepted26 Feb 2006
Published06 Jul 2006
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