sourcecodes/bnt-master/KPMtools/logdet.m


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function y = logdet(A)
% log(det(A)) where A is positive-definite.
% This is faster and more stable than using log(det(A)).

%  From Tom Minka's lightspeed toolbox

U = chol(A);
y = 2*sum(log(diag(U)));