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Determinantal inequalities for block triangular matrices

Functional Analysis 2014-10-21 v1

Abstract

Let T=[XY0Z]T=\begin{bmatrix} X &Y\\ 0 & Z\end{bmatrix} be an nn-square matrix, where X,ZX, Z are rr-square and (nr)(n-r)-square, respectively. Among other determinantal inequalities, it is proved det(In+TT)det(Ir+XX)det(Inr+ZZ)\det(I_n+T^*T)\ge \det(I_r+X^*X)\cdot \det(I_{n-r}+Z^*Z) with equality holds if and only if Y=0Y=0.

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@article{arxiv.1410.5143,
  title  = {Determinantal inequalities for block triangular matrices},
  author = {Minghua Lin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.5143},
  year   = {2014}
}

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8 pages

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