Using ergodic theory, in this paper we present a Gel’fand-type spectral radius formula which states that the joint spectral radius is equal to the generalized spectral radius for a matrix multiplicative semigroup S restricted to a subset that need not carry the algebraic structure of S. This generalizes the Berger-Wang formula. Using it as a tool, we study the absolute exponential stability of ...

A characterization of the joint spectral radius, due to Chen and Zhou, relies on the limit superior of the k-th root of the dominant trace over products of matrices of length k. In this note, a sufficient condition is given such that the limit superior takes the form of a limit. This result is useful while estimating the joint spectral radius. Although it applies to a restricted class of matric...

Abstract. A characterization of the joint spectral radius, due to Chen and Zhou, relies on the limit superior of the k-th root of the dominant trace over products of matrices of length k. In this note, a sufficient condition is given such that the limit superior takes the form of a limit. This result is useful while estimating the joint spectral radius. Although it applies to a restricted class...

This paper presents a stability analysis of switched homogeneous systems on cones under arbitrary and optimal switching rules with extensions to conewise homogeneous or linear inclusions. Several interrelated approaches, such as the joint spectral radius approach and the generating function approach, are exploited to derive necessary and sufficient stability conditions and to develop suitable a...