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Determinant and eigenvalue inequalities involving nonnegative matrices

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We discuss some bounds for the determinant of a matrix when all its eigenvalues are positive as in case of totally positive matrices. We further show how positive unital linear maps can be used to obtain some bounds for the eigenvalues of Hermitian and nonnegative matrices.

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The authors are grateful to Prof. Rajendra Bhatia for useful discussions and suggestions and also thank Ashoka University for a visit in Jan–Feb 2023.

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Sharma, R., Pal, M. & Sharma, A. Determinant and eigenvalue inequalities involving nonnegative matrices. Adv. Oper. Theory 8, 55 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43036-023-00283-9

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