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A class of matrix determinants between Wronskians and Vandermondes
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Let $M$ be an $n\times n$ matrix that's constructed as follows. Construct the right-most column of $M$ as $[\alpha_1(x_1),\cdots,\alpha_n(x_n)]^T$ for some class of fixed functions $...
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Geometric interpretation of the Desnanot–Jacobi Identity
Given a square $n\times n$ matrix $M$, let $M_i^j$ denote the $(n-1)\times(n-1)$ matrix obtained from M by omitting the $i$-th row and $j$-th column of $M$.
The Desnanot–Jacobi Identity states
$$\det(...