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A determinant identity for the sum of contour integral matrices

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2026-04-28 v1 Probability

Abstract

We derive an identity for the determinant of the sum of two n×nn\times n matrices, AA and BB, whose entries are defined via contour integrals. Specifically, we consider A(i,j)=12πi0zij1pi(z)fj(z)dzA(i,j)=\frac{1}{2\pi\mathrm{i}}\oint_0 z^{i-j-1}p_i(z)f_j(z)\mathrm{d} z and B(i,j)=12πiΓqi(z)gj(z)dzB(i,j)= \frac{1}{2\pi\mathrm{i}}\int_{\Gamma} q_i(z)g_j(z) \mathrm{d} z. Under suitable assumptions on the functions p,q,f,gp,q,f,g, we show that det(A+B)\det(A+B) can be expressed as a Fredholm determinant det(I+K)\det(\mathrm{I} +K), where KK is an integral kernel acting on the contour Γ\Gamma. This result generalizes a recent identity obtained in \cite{Baik-Liao-Liu26}.

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@article{arxiv.2604.24747,
  title  = {A determinant identity for the sum of contour integral matrices},
  author = {Zhipeng Liu and Tejaswi Tripathi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.24747},
  year   = {2026}
}

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