n’th derivative of a determinant


Let A=(ai,j) be a d×d matrix whose entries are real functions of t. Then,

dnd⁢tn⁢det⁡(A)=∑n1+⋯+nd=n(nn1,n2,…,nd)⁢∑π∈Sdsgn⁡(π)⁢∏i=1ddnid⁢tni⁢ai,π⁢(i)=∑n1+⋯+nd=n(nn1,n2,…,nd)⁢det⁡(dn1d⁢tn1⁢a1,1dn1d⁢tn1⁢a1,2⋯dn1d⁢tn1⁢a1,d⋮⋮⋮dndd⁢tnd⁢ad,1dndd⁢tnd⁢ad,2⋯dndd⁢tnd⁢ad,d)

where (nn1,n2,…,nr) is the multinomial coefficientDlmfMathworldPlanetmath, Sd is the symmetric groupMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath of permutationsMathworldPlanetmath and sgn⁡(π) is the sign of a permutation π.

Title n’th derivative of a determinant
Canonical name NthDerivativeOfADeterminant
Date of creation 2013-03-22 14:30:25
Last modified on 2013-03-22 14:30:25
Owner GeraW (6138)
Last modified by GeraW (6138)
Numerical id 5
Author GeraW (6138)
Entry type Result
Classification msc 15A15
Related topic GeneralizedLeibnizRule
Related topic MultinomialTheorem
Related topic DerivativeOfMatrix