用积和式求解组合问题
积和式 (permanent) 与行列式 (determinant) 类似,除了所有项都为正以外.
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Permanent[\!\(\*
TagBox[
RowBox[{"(", "", GridBox[{
{
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"1", ",", "1"}]],
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"1", ",", "2"}]]},
{
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"2", ",", "1"}]],
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"2", ",", "2"}]]}
},
GridBoxAlignment->{
"Columns" -> {{Left}}, "ColumnsIndexed" -> {},
"Rows" -> {{Baseline}}, "RowsIndexed" -> {}, "Items" -> {},
"ItemsIndexed" -> {}},
GridBoxSpacings->{"Columns" -> {
Offset[0.27999999999999997`], {
Offset[0.7]},
Offset[0.27999999999999997`]}, "ColumnsIndexed" -> {}, "Rows" -> {
Offset[0.2], {
Offset[0.4]},
Offset[0.2]}, "RowsIndexed" -> {}, "Items" -> {},
"ItemsIndexed" -> {}}], "", ")"}],
Function[BoxForm`e$,
MatrixForm[BoxForm`e$]]]\)]
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Permanent[\!\(\*
TagBox[
RowBox[{"(", "", GridBox[{
{
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"1", ",", "1"}]],
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"1", ",", "2"}]],
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"1", ",", "3"}]]},
{
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"2", ",", "1"}]],
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"2", ",", "2"}]],
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"2", ",", "3"}]]},
{
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"3", ",", "1"}]],
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"3", ",", "2"}]],
SubscriptBox["a",
RowBox[{"3", ",", "3"}]]}
},
GridBoxAlignment->{
"Columns" -> {{Left}}, "ColumnsIndexed" -> {},
"Rows" -> {{Baseline}}, "RowsIndexed" -> {}, "Items" -> {},
"ItemsIndexed" -> {}},
GridBoxSpacings->{"Columns" -> {
Offset[0.27999999999999997`], {
Offset[0.7]},
Offset[0.27999999999999997`]}, "ColumnsIndexed" -> {}, "Rows" -> {
Offset[0.2], {
Offset[0.4]},
Offset[0.2]}, "RowsIndexed" -> {}, "Items" -> {},
"ItemsIndexed" -> {}}], "", ")"}],
Function[BoxForm`e$,
MatrixForm[BoxForm`e$]]]\)]
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因此,将 Permanent 应用于所有项都等于 1 的矩阵虽然有趣但并不是计算阶乘函数的有效方法.
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Table[Permanent[ConstantArray[1, {n, n}]], {n, 10}]
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积和式可用于求解以下更有趣的组合问题:给定 n 个集合,每个都包含一个 子集,有多少种方法可以从每个子集中选出一个不同元素?首先,创建矩阵 m,其中当子集 i 含有 j 时,(i, j) 位置含有一个 1,其他时候则为 0.
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sets = {{3, 5, 6, 7}, {3, 7}, {1, 2, 4, 5, 7}, {3}, {1, 3, 6}, {1, 5,
7}, {1, 2, 3, 6}}
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m = Table[If[MemberQ[sets[[i]], j], 1, 0] , {i, 7}, {j, 7}];
m // MatrixForm
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m 的积和式的便是该问题的解.
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Permanent[m]
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通过明确构建所有元组确认答案.
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Select[Tuples[sets], DuplicateFreeQ]
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