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A characterization of the mixed discriminant

Functional Analysis 2013-09-20 v1

Abstract

We characterize the mixed discriminant of positive semi definite matrices using its most basic properties. As a corollary we establish its minimality among non negative and multi additive functionals.

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@article{arxiv.1309.4798,
  title  = {A characterization of the mixed discriminant},
  author = {D. I. Florentin and V. D. Milman and R. Schneider},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.4798},
  year   = {2013}
}
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