Sign determinacy of M-matrix minors (Q1089070)
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Sign determinacy of M-matrix minors (English)
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1987
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Let A be a (singular or non-singular) M-matrix, and let G(A) denote its undirected graph. The main result is that if the longest simple cycle of G(A) has length not exceeding 3 then the sign of any minor of A depends only on G(A) and not on the magnitude of the entries of A.
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M-matrix
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undirected graph
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longest simple cycle
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minor
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