A Comment on “On Humbert Matrix Polynomials of Two Variables”

Vicente Soler Basauri

Departamento de Matemática Aplicada, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.

DOI: 10.4236/apm.2013.35066                

Abstract

In this comment we will demonstrate that one of the main formulas given in Ref. [1] is incorrect.

Keywords

Humbert Matrix Polynomials

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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