English Explanatory Dictionary

Capelli's identity

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Meanings

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  1. An analog of the formula det(AB) = det(A) det(B), for certain matrices with noncommuting entries, related to the representation theory of the Lie algebra glₙ. It can be used to relate an invariant ƒ to the invariant Ωƒ, where Ω is Cayley's Ω process.

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Capelli's identity

Etymology

Named after Alfredo Capelli (1887).

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