Because sparse Cholesky factors can be very large, the determinant() method can encounter overflow/underflow. Evaluating the logarithm of the determinant is more stable.
Yes, we should provide logAbsDeterminant, signDeterminant and absDeterminant for all (dense and sparse) decompositions.
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