Permanents

The purpose of this book which was first published in 1978 is to give a complete account of the theory of permanents their history and applications. This volume was the first complete account of the theory of permanents covering virtually the whole of the subject a feature that no simple survey of the theory of matrices can even attempt. The work also contains many results stated without formal proofs. This book can be used as a textbook at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level. The only prerequisites are a standard undergraduate course in the theory of matrices and a measure of mathematical maturity.