Determinants and Their Applications in Mathematical Physics

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5.6 Distinct Matrices with Nondistinct Determinants 213

Define a TuranianTnr(Section 4.9.2) as follows:

Tnr=

∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣

φr− 2 n+2 ... φr−n+2

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φr−n+1 ... φr

∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ n

,r≥ 2 n− 2 , (5.6.7)

which is a subdeterminant ofM.


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... 1 ...

... 14 x ...

... 13 x 6 x

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... 12 x 3 x

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... 1 xx

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... 1 φ 0 φ 1 φ 2 φ 3 φ 4 ...

... 1 xφ 1 φ 2 φ 3 φ 4 φ 5 ...

... 12 xx

2
φ 2 φ 3 φ 4 φ 5 φ 6 ...

... 13 x 3 x

2
x

3
φ 3 φ 4 φ 5 φ 6 φ 7 ...

... 14 x 6 x

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4 x

3
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φ 4 φ 5 φ 6 φ 7 φ 8 ...

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The infinite matrixM

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... 1 ...

... 1 − 4 x ...

... 1 − 3 x 6 x

2
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... 1 − 2 x 3 x

2
− 4 x

3
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... 1 −xx

2
−x

3
x

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... 1 α 0 α 1 α 2 α 3 α 4 ...

... 1 −xα 1 α 2 α 3 α 4 α 5 ...

... 1 − 2 xx

2
α 2 α 3 α 4 α 5 α 6 ...

... 1 − 3 x 3 x

2
−x

3
α 3 α 4 α 5 α 6 α 7 ...

... 1 − 4 x 6 x

2
− 4 x

3
x

4
α 4 α 5 α 6 α 7 α 8 ...
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The infinite matrixM


The elementαroccurs (r+ 1) times inM

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minants ofM

which contain the elementαrin the bottom right-hand


corner and whose ordernis sufficiently large for them to contain the el-


ementα 0 but sufficiently small for them not to have either unit or zero


elements along their secondary diagonals. Denote these determinants by


B
nr
s
,s=1, 2 , 3 ,.... Some of them are symmetric and unique whereas oth-


ers occur in pairs, one of which is the transpose of the other. They are

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