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$\displaystyle \int \exp\left( - (Y - A)^{\mathrm{\textsf{T}}}V^{-1} (Y - A) \right) \; dY$ $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \int \exp\left( - Z^{\mathrm{\textsf{T}}}Z \right) \vert\det(V^{-1/2})\vert^{-1} \; dZ$  
  $\displaystyle =$ $\displaystyle \left(\pi\right)^{N/2} \vert\det(V)\vert^{1/2}$ (15)

where $ \dim(Y) = N$ and using $ Z = V^{-1/2} (Y - A)$ so that $ dZ = \vert\det(V^{-1/2})\vert dY$.