Digraph Branchings and Matrix Determinants

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Autori principali: Ghosh, Sayani, Meyer, Bradley S.
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Pubblicazione: 2023
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author Ghosh, Sayani
Meyer, Bradley S.
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Meyer, Bradley S.
contents We present a version of the matrix-tree theorem, which relates the determinant of a matrix to sums of weights of arborescences of its directed graph representation. Our treatment allows for non-zero column sums in the parent matrix by adding a root vertex to the usually considered matrix directed graph. We use our result to prove a version of the matrix-forest, or all-minors, theorem, which relates minors of the matrix to forests of arborescences of the matrix digraph. We apply the theorems to calculations of the time-evolution of a system with discrete states and then consider two strategies using these theorems to compute determinants.
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spellingShingle Digraph Branchings and Matrix Determinants
Ghosh, Sayani
Meyer, Bradley S.
Combinatorics
Discrete Mathematics
We present a version of the matrix-tree theorem, which relates the determinant of a matrix to sums of weights of arborescences of its directed graph representation. Our treatment allows for non-zero column sums in the parent matrix by adding a root vertex to the usually considered matrix directed graph. We use our result to prove a version of the matrix-forest, or all-minors, theorem, which relates minors of the matrix to forests of arborescences of the matrix digraph. We apply the theorems to calculations of the time-evolution of a system with discrete states and then consider two strategies using these theorems to compute determinants.
title Digraph Branchings and Matrix Determinants
topic Combinatorics
Discrete Mathematics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.05827