The Maslov dequantization, idempotent and tropical mathematics: a very brief introduction
arXiv:math/0501038
Abstract
This paper is a very brief introduction to idempotent mathematics and related topics.
24 pages, 2 figures. An introductory paper to the volume "Idempotent Mathematics and Mathematical Physics" (G.L. Ltvinov, V.P. Maslov, eds.; AMS Contemporary Mathematics, 2005). More misprints corrected