Max Plus

Max Plus is a collective name for a working group on max-plus algebra at INRIA Rocquencourt, comprising or having comprised (at different epochs) Guy Cohen*, Didier Dubois, Jean-Pierre Quadrat*, Michel Viot*, Pierre Moller, Ramine Nikoukhah, Stephane Gaubert*, Marianne Akian*, Michael Mc Gettrick* (presently active members of the group are starred)

Publications

• L'algèbre (max,+) et sa symétrisation ou l'algèbre des équilibres. M. Plus. Comptes Rendus à l'Académie des Sciences, Section Automatique. 1990. More on this note.

• Linear systems in (max,+)-algebra, Max Plus. Proceedings of the 29th Conference on Decision and Control, Honolulu, Dec. 1990. Abstract.html, Paper.ps, Paper.ps.gz, Paper.pdf

• A linear system theory for systems subject to synchronization and saturation constraints. Max Plus. Proceedings of the first European Control Conference Grenoble, July 1991. More on this paper.

• Second order theory of min-linear systems and its application to discrete event systems. Max Plus. Proceedings of the 30th CDC, Brighton, Dec. 1991. More on this paper.

• Max-Plus Algebra and Applications to System Theory and Optimal Control. Max-Plus Working Group, presented by J.P. Quadrat. Proceedings of the ICM Zurich, August 1994. Abstract.html, Paper.ps, Paper.ps.gz, Paper.pdf

• Methods and Applications of (max,+) Linear Algebra, S. Gaubert and M. Plus.