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The common-submatrix Laplace expansion

Commutative Algebra 2015-05-21 v1

Abstract

We state and prove a classical version of the Laplace expansion theorem where all submatrices in the expansion are restricted to contain a specified common submatrix (CSM). The result states that (accounting for signs) this restricted expansion equals the determinant of the original matrix times the determinant of the CSM.

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@article{arxiv.1505.05486,
  title  = {The common-submatrix Laplace expansion},
  author = {S. Gill Williamson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.05486},
  year   = {2015}
}
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