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Strong permanent inequalities for complex positive semidefinite cycle and single-chord supports

Scott Schubr

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  • Mathematics
  • Linear Algebra and Matrix Inequalities
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Mathematics
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Linear Algebra and Matrix Inequalities
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For a complex Hermitian positive semidefinite matrix A, write Q(A) = per(A ◦ Ā) and d(A) = ∏ᵢ aᵢᵢ. We prove Q(A) ≤ d(A) per(A) whenever the off-diagonal support of A is contained in a cycle of length at least four, or in a theta graph with endpoint-path lengths 1, b, c, where b, c ≥ 3 and b + c ≥ 7. The entries may have arbitrary phases and unequal magnitudes, and singular matrices are included. For a single cycle, the loss between two weighted matching partition functions pays the worst possible directed-cycle contribution. For a single-chord cycle, a simultaneous matching-loss allocation pays all three overlapping cycles. We give the complex form of the known one-point strong-closure argument and obtain hereditary inequalities for graphs assembled from these blocks. These are structural results; the unrestricted permanent inequalities are not proved.

Keywords permanent · positive semidefinite matrices · Chollet inequality · cycle support · theta graph · matching partition function

Scope of the work

The strong self-conjugate inequality is proved for complex Hermitian positive semidefinite matrices supported on cycles of length at least four and theta graphs with path lengths 1, b, c, where b,c ≥ 3 and b+c ≥ 7, together with the stated hereditary block closure. Arbitrary phases, unequal magnitudes, singular matrices, and missing edges are included. The paper excludes theta(1,3,3), further chords, unrestricted Chollet, and arbitrary-second-factor Bapat–Sunder conclusions. Paired consequences require both factors to meet the proved structural hypotheses. No worldwide-priority claim is made.

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References and related publications

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  2. S. W. Drury. A counterexample to a question of Bapat and Sunder. Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra 31 (2016), 69–70.
  3. P. Pant and R. Singh. Structural Classes for Chollet’s Permanent Conjecture. arXiv:2604.24192v2 (2026).
  4. R. Mehatari, M. R. Kannan and A. Samanta. On the adjacency matrix of a complex unit gain graph. Linear and Multilinear Algebra 70 (2022), no. 9, 1798–1813.
  5. E. H. Lieb. Proofs of some conjectures on permanents. Journal of Mathematics and Mechanics 16 (1966), 127–134.

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Scott Schubr. (2026). Strong permanent inequalities for complex positive semidefinite cycle and single-chord supports (Version 1). Luminary Research Archive. https://research.luminaryoddities.com/strong-permanent-inequalities-complex-positive-semidefinite-cycle-single-chord-supports/v/1

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  title = {Strong permanent inequalities for complex positive semidefinite cycle and single-chord supports},
  author = {Scott Schubr},
  year = {2026},
  institution = {Luminary Research Archive},
  type = {Research Article},
  note = {Version 1},
  url = {https://research.luminaryoddities.com/strong-permanent-inequalities-complex-positive-semidefinite-cycle-single-chord-supports/v/1}
}

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