Abstract:
We consider the problem of aggregation for two systems, the system
$$
\sum_{j=1}^n a_{ij}x_j=b_i,\qquad i=1,2,
$$
where $a_{ij}$ and $b_i$ are integers, and the system
$$
f_i(x)=b_i,\qquad i=1,2,\ldots,m,
$$
where the functions $f_i(x)$ take integer non-negative values,
$x=(x_1,\ldots,x_n)$. An equivalent equation is constructed as a non-negative linear combination
of equations of the given system by two groups of methods: the equations
are aggregated either sequentially taken two at a time or simultaneously.
We suggest new methods within these two groups to construct a single equation
which is equivalent to the given system of equations
in the sense that it has the same set
of integer non-negative solutions. In comparison with the known methods of
aggregation the methods suggested in this paper lead to equivalent equations
with lesser coefficients.