Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5773184 Linear Algebra and its Applications 2017 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
It seems to be of recurring interest in the literature to give alternative proofs for the fact that the determinant of a symplectic matrix is one. We state four short and elementary proofs for symplectic matrices over general fields. Two of them seem to be new.
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Physical Sciences and Engineering Mathematics Algebra and Number Theory
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Yet more elementary proofs that the determinant of a symplectic matrix is 1
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