Generalizations of a Matrix Inequality

Lingzhi Zhao, Jun Yuan, Yunfeng Cai

College of Science, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing.
College of Teacher Education, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing.
School of Mathematics and Information Technology, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing.

DOI: 10.4236/am.2014.53034                

Abstract

In this paper, some new generalizations of the matrix form of the Brunn-Minkowski inequality are presented.

Keywords

Brunn-Minkowski Inequality; Positive Definite Matrix; Determinant Differences

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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