Interval matrices with Monge property

Abstract

We generalize Monge property of real matrices for interval matrices. We define two classes of interval matrices with Monge property - in a strong and in a weak sense. We study fundamental properties of both classes. We show several different characterizations of the strong Monge property. For weak Monge property we give a polynomial characterization and several sufficient and necessary conditions. For both classes we study closure properties. We further propose a generalization of an algorithm by Deineko \& Filonenko which for a given matrix returns row and column permutations such that the permuted matrix is Monge if the permutations exist.