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Calculation of zonal polynomials of 3×3 positive definite symmetric matrices

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A zonal polynomial identity is derived and is used to construct algorithms for the calculation of the zonal polynomials of 2×2 and 3×3 positive definite symmetric matrices.

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    Rameshwar D. Gupta & Donald Richards

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Gupta, R.D., Richards, D. Calculation of zonal polynomials of 3×3 positive definite symmetric matrices. Ann Inst Stat Math 31, 207–213 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02480277

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