Decay bounds and algorithms for approximating functions of sparse matrices.
Determinant formulas for special binary circulant matrices are derived and a new open problem regarding the possible determinant values of these specific circulant matrices is stated. The ideas used for the proofs can be utilized to obtain more determinant formulas for other binary circulant matrices, too. The superiority of the proposed approach over the standard method for calculating the determinant of a general circulant matrix is demonstrated.