A cost-scaling algorithm for computing the degree of determinants

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Abstract: In this paper, we address computation of the degree mathopmdegDetA of Dieudonn'e determinant mathopmDetA of [ A = sum_{k=1}^m A_k x_k t^{c_k}, ] where Ak are nimesn matrices over a field mathbbK, xk are noncommutative variables, t is a variable commuting with xk, ck are integers, and the degree is considered for t. This problem generalizes noncommutative Edmonds' problem and fundamental combinatorial optimization problems including the weighted linear matroid intersection problem. It was shown that mathopmdegDetA is obtained by a discrete convex optimization on a Euclidean building. We extend this framework by incorporating a cost scaling technique, and show that mathopmdegDetA can be computed in time polynomial of n,m,log2C, where C:=maxk|ck|. We give a polyhedral interpretation of mathopmdegDet, which says that mathopmdegDetA is given by linear optimization over an integral polytope with respect to objective vector c=(ck). Based on it, we show that our algorithm becomes a strongly polynomial one. We apply this result to an algebraic combinatorial optimization problem arising from a symbolic matrix having 2imes2-submatrix structure.



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