An elementary proof of Chollet’s permanent conjecture for 4 × 4 real matrices

A proof of the statement per(A ∘ B) ≤ per(A)per(B) is given for 4 × 4 positive semidefinite real matrices. The proof uses only elementary linear algebra and a rather lengthy series of simple inequalities.

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Main Author: Hutchinson George
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021-01-01
Series:Special Matrices
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/spma-2020-0126
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description A proof of the statement per(A ∘ B) ≤ per(A)per(B) is given for 4 × 4 positive semidefinite real matrices. The proof uses only elementary linear algebra and a rather lengthy series of simple inequalities.
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spelling doaj.art-e017fa3f8f3c403d8cdb939d7a8fd9062022-12-21T21:56:15ZengDe GruyterSpecial Matrices2300-74512021-01-01918310210.1515/spma-2020-0126An elementary proof of Chollet’s permanent conjecture for 4 × 4 real matricesHutchinson George0Department of Mathematical Sciences, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 5E1, CanadaA proof of the statement per(A ∘ B) ≤ per(A)per(B) is given for 4 × 4 positive semidefinite real matrices. The proof uses only elementary linear algebra and a rather lengthy series of simple inequalities.https://doi.org/10.1515/spma-2020-0126chollet conjecturepositive semidefinite matriceshadamard productmatrix permanent15a1515b48
spellingShingle Hutchinson George
An elementary proof of Chollet’s permanent conjecture for 4 × 4 real matrices
Special Matrices
chollet conjecture
positive semidefinite matrices
hadamard product
matrix permanent
15a15
15b48
title An elementary proof of Chollet’s permanent conjecture for 4 × 4 real matrices
title_full An elementary proof of Chollet’s permanent conjecture for 4 × 4 real matrices
title_fullStr An elementary proof of Chollet’s permanent conjecture for 4 × 4 real matrices
title_full_unstemmed An elementary proof of Chollet’s permanent conjecture for 4 × 4 real matrices
title_short An elementary proof of Chollet’s permanent conjecture for 4 × 4 real matrices
title_sort elementary proof of chollet s permanent conjecture for 4 4 real matrices
topic chollet conjecture
positive semidefinite matrices
hadamard product
matrix permanent
15a15
15b48
url https://doi.org/10.1515/spma-2020-0126
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