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A Note on a Natural Correspondence of a Determinant and Pfaffian
Department of Mathematics, Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Open Journal of Discrete Mathematics·Volume 07 (2016)·Pages 1–2·Published 6 December 2016·DOI10.4236/ojdm.2016.71001
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Abstract
A familiar and natural decomposition of square matrices leads to the construction of a Pfaffian with the same value as the determinant of the square matrix.
KeywordsDeterminantPfaffian
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