A determinantal approximation is obtained for the permanent of a doubly stochastic matrix. For moderate-deviation matrix sequences, the asymptotic relative error is of order $O(n^{-1})$.
Alternate minimization and doubly stochastic matrices
Doubly stochastic matrices and Schur-Weyl duality for partition algebras
Convex domino towers
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