Hyperdeterminantal Total Positivity

For a given positive integer , the concept of hyperdeterminantal total positivity is defined for a kernel : ℝ²ᵐ → ℝ, thereby generalizing the classical concept of total positivity. Extending the fundamental example, (, ) = exp(), , ∈ ℝ, of a classical totally positive kernel, the hyperdeterminantal...

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Published in:Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications
Date:2025
Main Authors: Johnson, Kenneth W., Richards, Donald St. P.
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description For a given positive integer , the concept of hyperdeterminantal total positivity is defined for a kernel : ℝ²ᵐ → ℝ, thereby generalizing the classical concept of total positivity. Extending the fundamental example, (, ) = exp(), , ∈ ℝ, of a classical totally positive kernel, the hyperdeterminantal total positivity property of the kernel (₁, …, ₂ₘ) = exp(₁⋯₂ₘ), ₁,…,₂ₘ ∈ ℝ is established. By applying Matsumoto's hyperdeterminantal Binet-Cauchy formula, we derive a generalization of Karlin's basic composition formula. We use the generalized composition formula to construct several examples of hyperdeterminantal totally positive kernels. Further generalizations of hyperdeterminantal total positivity via the theory of finite reflection groups are described, and some open problems are posed.
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Hyperdeterminantal Total Positivity. Kenneth W. Johnson and Donald St. P. Richards. SIGMA 21 (2025), 055, 18 pages
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2020 Mathematics Subject Classification: 33C20; 05E05; 15A15; 15A72; 33C80
arXiv:2412.03000
https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/213521
https://doi.org/10.3842/SIGMA.2025.055
For a given positive integer , the concept of hyperdeterminantal total positivity is defined for a kernel : ℝ²ᵐ → ℝ, thereby generalizing the classical concept of total positivity. Extending the fundamental example, (, ) = exp(), , ∈ ℝ, of a classical totally positive kernel, the hyperdeterminantal total positivity property of the kernel (₁, …, ₂ₘ) = exp(₁⋯₂ₘ), ₁,…,₂ₘ ∈ ℝ is established. By applying Matsumoto's hyperdeterminantal Binet-Cauchy formula, we derive a generalization of Karlin's basic composition formula. We use the generalized composition formula to construct several examples of hyperdeterminantal totally positive kernels. Further generalizations of hyperdeterminantal total positivity via the theory of finite reflection groups are described, and some open problems are posed.
The results in this article were first presented in [20] at the Second CREST-SBM International Conference, “Harmony of Gröbner Bases and the Modern Industrial Society”, held June 28 July 2, 2010, in Osaka, Japan (see [18]). We express our gratitude to the organizers of the meeting for the opportunity to present our results there. We are also grateful to SIGMA’s referees for their meticulous reading of the article and very helpful comments.
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Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications
Hyperdeterminantal Total Positivity
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