Integer invariants of joint action of Boolean variables and their properties
Julia NagrebetskayaI.V.Nagrebetckaia@urfu.ruAffiliation 1Insitute of Natural Sciences and MathematicsUral Federal UniversityYekaterinburg, Russian Federation, 620000, RussiaAffiliation 2Institute of Industrial EcologyRussin Academy of SciencesEkaterinburg, Russian Federation, 620990, RussiaView full profile → , *Vladimir PanovCorresponding authorvpanov@ecko.uran.ruAffiliation 1Insitute of Natural Sciences and MathematicsUral Federal UniversityYekaterinburg, Russian Federation, 620000, RussiaAffiliation 2Institute of Industrial EcologyRussin Academy of SciencesEkaterinburg, Russian Federation, 620990, RussiaView full profile →
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- Received:
- 15 Nov 2023
- Published Online:
- 06 Jun 2025
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIM-1894
- Pages:
- 1397–1416
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