Determinants and Their Applications in Mathematical Physics

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5.4 The Cofactors of the Matsuno Determinant 193

(

E

ii
+


∂xi

)

E

pru,qsv
=e

ipru,iqsv
, (5.4.4)

etc.


5.4.2 First Cofactors.....................


Whenfr+gr= 0, the double-sum identities (C) and (D) in Section 3.4


become


n

r=1

n

s=1


(fr+gs)arsA

rs
=0, (C


)

n

r=1

n

s=1


(fr+gs)arsA

is
A

rj
=(fi+gj)A

ij

. (D



)

Applying (C

)toEwithfr=−gr=c
m
r


,

n

r=1

n

s=1


(

c

m
r
−c

m
s

cr−cs

)

E

rs
=0. (5.4.5)

Puttingm=1, 2 ,3 yields the following particular cases:


m=1:



r


s


E
rs
=0,

which is equivalent to



r


s

E

rs
=


r

E

rr
; (5.4.6)

m=2:



r


s


(cr+cs)E
rs
=0,

which is equivalent to



r


s

(cr+cs)E

rs
=2


r

crE

rr
; (5.4.7)

m=3:



r


s


(c

2
r+crcs+c

2
s)E

rs
=0,

which is equivalent to



r


s

(c

2
r
+crcs+c

2
s

)E

rs
=3


r

c

2
r

E

rr

. (5.4.8)


Applying (D



)toE, again withfr=−gr=c

m
r,


r


s


(

c

m
r −c

m
s

cr−cs

)

E

is
E

rj
=(c

m
i
−c

m
j

)E

ij

. (5.4.9)


Puttingm=1,2 yields the following particular cases:

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