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Determinants of binary matrices achieve every integral value up to $\Omega(2^n/n)$

Combinatorics 2022-03-30 v2

Abstract

This work shows that the smallest natural number dnd_n that is not the determinant of some n×nn\times n binary matrix is at least c2n/nc\,2^n/n for c=1/201c=1/201. That same quantity naturally lower bounds the number of distinct integers DnD_n which can be written as the determinant of some n×nn\times n binary matrix. This asymptotically improves the previous result of dn=Ω(1.618n)d_n=\Omega(1.618^n) and slightly improves the previous result of Dn2n/g(n)D_n\ge 2^n/g(n) for a particular g(n)=ω(n2)g(n)=\omega(n^2) function.

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@article{arxiv.2006.04701,
  title  = {Determinants of binary matrices achieve every integral value up to $\Omega(2^n/n)$},
  author = {Rikhav Shah},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.04701},
  year   = {2022}
}