Overlapping Pfaffians

  • Donald E. Knuth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37236/1263

Abstract

A combinatorial construction proves an identity for the product of the Pfaffian of a skew-symmetric matrix by the Pfaffian of one of its submatrices. Several applications of this identity are followed by a brief history of Pfaffians.

Dominique Foata
Published
1995-05-14
How to Cite
Knuth, D. E. (1995). Overlapping Pfaffians. The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics, 3(2), R5. https://doi.org/10.37236/1263
Issue
Volume 3, Issue 2 (1996) (The Foata Festschrift volume)
Article Number
R5