Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
New method to calculate determinants of nxn matrix, by reducing determinants to 2nd order
Armend Salihu Department of Telecommunication, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Prishtina, Prishtine, Kosovo Email Address: ar.salihu@gmail.com Abstract
In this paper we will present a new method to calculate of nxn order determinants. This method is based on Dodgson Chios condensation method, but the priority of this method compared with Dodgson Chios and minors method as well is that those methods decreases the order of determinants for one, and this new method automatically affects in reducing the order of determinants in 2nd order. Keywords: New method to calculate determinants of nxn matrix.
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Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
1. Introduction
Let A be a nxn matrix:
DEFINITION 1: A determinant of order n, or size nxn (see: [5], [6], [7], [8]), is the sum:
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Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
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International Conference On Applied Analysis and Algebra, Yildiz Technocal University, 20 - 24 june 2012, Istanbul - TURKEY
Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
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International Conference On Applied Analysis and Algebra, Yildiz Technocal University, 20 - 24 june 2012, Istanbul - TURKEY
Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
4. Let A = B, and B = C. Repeat step 3 as necessary until the 1x1 matrix is found; its only entry is the determinant.
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Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
2. New method
This method is based on Dodgson and Chio's method, but the deference between them is that this new method is resolved by calculating 4 unique determinants of (n 1)x(n 1) order (which can be derived from determinants of nxn order, if we remove first row and first column or first row and last column or last row and first column or last row and last column, elements that belongs to only one of unique determinants we should call them unique elements), and one determinant of (n 2)x(n 2) order which is formed from nxn order determinant with elements aij with i, j 1, n, on condition that the determinant of (n 2)x(n 2) 0.
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Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
2. New method
Theorem 1: Every determinant of nxn (n>2) order can be reduced into 2x2 order determinant, by calculating 4 determinants of (n-1)x(n-1) order, and one determinant of (n-2)x(n-2) order, on condition that (n-2)x(n-2) order determinants to be different from zero. Ongoing is presented a scheme of calculating the determinants of nxn order according to this formula:
The |B| is (n-2)x(n-2) order determinant which is the interior determinant of determinant |A| while |C|, |D|, |E| and |F| are unique determinant of (n-1)x(n-1) order, which can be formed from nxn order determinants.
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Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
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Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
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Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
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International Conference On Applied Analysis and Algebra, Yildiz Technocal University, 20 - 24 june 2012, Istanbul - TURKEY
Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
does not contain one of combinations from |B| determinant, and does not contain one of unique elements, as a result of crossed multiplication, they should be eliminated between each other, while other combinations which contain one of combinations from |B| determinant, extract as common elements and after divided by determinant |B| we get the result of the given determinant.
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International Conference On Applied Analysis and Algebra, Yildiz Technocal University, 20 - 24 june 2012, Istanbul - TURKEY
Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
The same result we can achieve even by calculating this determinant in other methods.
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International Conference On Applied Analysis and Algebra, Yildiz Technocal University, 20 - 24 june 2012, Istanbul - TURKEY
Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
References
[1] F. Chio, Memoire sur les fonctions connues sous le nom de resultantes ou de determinants, Turin: E. Pons, 1853.
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Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
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Armend Salihu University of Prishtina Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering ar.salihu@gmail.com +377 45 562 221
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