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Re: a bug in Det of complex matrix - Mathematica 5

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• Subject: [mg45906] Re: [mg45879] a bug in Det of complex matrix - Mathematica 5
• From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
• Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 05:34:59 -0500 (EST)
• Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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In Mathematica 5.0.1 it's OK:

   mat = {{-1., 1. - 1. I}, {-1., -1. I}};
   Det[mat]

1. + 0.*I

Petr Kujan wrote:

> In Mathematica 5.0:
> 
> (* ERROR *)
> mat = {{-1., 1.- 1. I}, {-1., -1. I}};
> Det[mat]
> 
> (* Out[1]=   -1. + 1. I *)
> 
> 
> (* CORRECT *)
> rmat = Rationalize[mat];
> Det[rmat]
> 
> (* Out[2]=   1 *)
> 
> -------
>    Petr
> 
> 

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  • a bug in Det of complex matrix - Mathematica 5
    • From: Petr Kujan <kujanp@fel.cvut.cz>