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SparseResultants :: determinant(MultidimensionalMatrix)

determinant(MultidimensionalMatrix) -- hyperdeterminant of a multidimensional matrix

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This is calculated using Schlafli's method where it is known to work. Use an optional input as Strategy=>"forceSchlafliMethod" to try to force this approach (but without ensuring the correctness of the calculation). For matrices of boundary shape, the calculation passes through sylvesterMatrix. For details, see the Chapter 14 in the book Discriminants, Resultants, and Multidimensional Determinants.

i1 : M = randomMultidimensionalMatrix(2,2,2,2)

o1 = {{{{8, 1}, {3, 7}}, {{8, 3}, {3, 7}}}, {{{8, 8}, {5, 7}}, {{8, 5}, {2, 3}}}}

o1 : 4-dimensional matrix of shape 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 over ZZ
i2 : time det M
     -- used 0.132472 seconds

o2 = 9698337990421512192
i3 : M = randomMultidimensionalMatrix(2,2,2,2,5)

o3 = {{{{{6, 3, 6, 8, 6}, {9, 3, 7, 6, 9}}, {{6, 2, 6, 0, 2}, {6, 9, 3, 5, 6}}}, {{{3, 5, 7, 7, 9}, {4, 5, 0, 4, 3}}, {{1, 8, 9,
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     1, 2}, {9, 6, 6, 2, 6}}}}, {{{{4, 0, 9, 8, 3}, {7, 9, 0, 5, 1}}, {{8, 2, 2, 1, 7}, {5, 6, 7, 4, 5}}}, {{{4, 0, 1, 4, 4}, {2,
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     6, 1, 1, 4}}, {{5, 4, 9, 7, 4}, {6, 4, 8, 4, 2}}}}}

o3 : 5-dimensional matrix of shape 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 over ZZ
i4 : time det M
     -- used 0.888839 seconds

o4 = 9129844999969389804794477278856445307531845257869869407374073012788062879257139493926586400187927813888

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