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Gaussian families and a theorem on patterned matrices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Wayne W. Barrett  and
Philip J. Feinsilver
Wayne W. Barrett*
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Philip J. Feinsilver*
Affiliation:
University of Utah
*
∗Now at Texas A&M University.
∗∗Now at Southern Illinois University.
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Abstract

In this paper we use the properties of the covariance matrix of a Gaussian Markovian family to give a probabilistic proof of a theorem about inverses of tridiagonal matrices.

Keywords

COVARIANCE MATRIXGAUSSIAN FAMILYMARKOV PROPERTY
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , September 1978 , pp. 514 - 522
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1978 

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