A quantum shuffle approach to quantum determinants
Let $\bigwedge_\sigma V=\bigoplus_{k\geq 0}\bigwedge_\sigma^kV$ be the quantum exterior algebra associated to a finite-dimensional braided vector space $(V,\sigma)$. For an algebra $\mathfrak{A}$, we consider the convolution product on the graded space $\bigoplus_{k\geq 0}\mathrm{Hom}\big(\bigwedge_\sigma^kV,\bigwedge_\sigma^kV\otimes \mathfrak{A}\big)$. Using this product, we define a notion of quantum minor determinant of a map from $V$ to $V\otimes \mathfrak{A}$, which coincides with the classical one in the case that $\mathfrak{A}$ is the FRT algebra corresponding to $U_q(\mathfrak{sl}_N)$. We establish quantum Laplace expansion formulas and multiplicative formulas for these determinants.