Jacobi's theorem on determinants

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Jacobi's theorem on determinants is a fundamental result in linear algebra that relates the minors of a matrix to the minors of its adjugate (or inverse), providing key identities used in determinant and matrix theory.

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instanceOf mathematical theorem
result in linear algebra
appearsIn advanced linear algebra textbooks
treatises on determinant theory
appliesTo square matrices
assumes matrix is invertible
field determinant theory
linear algebra
matrix theory
formalizes relationship between determinants of complementary submatrices
gives identities between minors of a matrix and minors of its adjugate
hasConcept complementary principal minor
index sets of rows and columns
principal minor
submatrix
holdsFor complex matrices
matrices over a commutative field
real matrices
implies relations between principal minors and complementary principal minors
involves adjugate matrix
cofactor matrix
complementary minors
determinant
matrix minors
namedAfter Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi NERFINISHED
namedEntityType theorem
relatedTo Cramer's rule NERFINISHED
Laplace expansion of determinants NERFINISHED
adjugate-inverse identity A·adj(A)=det(A)I
cofactor expansion
relates minors of a matrix
minors of the adjugate matrix
minors of the inverse matrix
timePeriod 19th century mathematics
usedBy engineers working with matrix methods
mathematicians
theoretical physicists
usedFor computations involving minors
deriving determinant identities
studying properties of the adjugate matrix
studying properties of the inverse matrix
usedIn classical invariant theory
multilinear algebra
theory of linear systems

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subject surface form: Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi