Differential Equations and Control Processes
(Differencialnie Uravnenia i Protsesy Upravlenia)

Finding Determinant for Some Block Band Matrices by Reblocking

Author(s):

Maryam Shams Solary

Department of Mathematics,
Payame Noor University
19395-4697 Tehran, I.R. of Iran

Abstract:

In this note, we present a reliable process for computing the determinant of any general block pentadiagonal and block heptadiagonal matrices with (or without) corners. Then we extend this process for finding determinant of block anti-pentadiagonal and block anti-heptadiagonal matrices.

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