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What are the applications of immanants?

Definitions of determinant: $\det(A) = \sum_{\sigma \in S_n}\operatorname{sgn} \sigma\prod_{i}a_{i, \sigma(i)}$ and permanent: $\mathrm{per}(A) = \sum_{\sigma \in S_n}\prod_{i}a_{i, \sigma(i)}$ ...
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