By a nonnegative matrix we mean a matrix whose entries are nonnegative real numbers. By positive matrix we mean a matrix all of whose entries are strictly positive real numbers. These notes give the core elements of the Perron-Frobenius theory of nonnegative matrices. This splits into three parts: (1) the primitive case (due to Perron) (2) the irreducible case (due to Frobenius) (3) the general...

An M-matrix is a matrix that can be expressed as αI − P, where P is entry wise nonnegative and α ≥ ρ(P ). It is well known that the inverse of a nonsingular irreducible M-matrix is positive. In this paper, matrices of the form αI − P, where P is an irreducible eventually nonnegative matrix and α > ρ(P ), are studied. It is shown that if index0(P ) ≤ 1, then there exists a positive number λ such...

As is well known, an irreducible nonnegative matrix possesses a uniquely determined Perron vector. As the main result of this paper we give a description of the set of Perron vectors of all the matrices contained in an irreducible nonnegative interval matrix A. This result is then applied to show that there exists a subset A∗ of A parameterized by n parameters (instead of n2 ones in the descrip...

The transition matrix, which characterizes a discrete time homogeneous Markov chain, is a stochastic matrix. A stochastic matrix is a special nonnegative matrix with each row summing up to 1. In this paper, we focus on the computation of the stationary distribution of a transition matrix from the viewpoint of the Perron vector of a nonnegative matrix, based on which an algorithm for the station...

For the nonsymmetric algebraic Riccati equation for which the four coefficient matrices form an M -matrix, the solution of practical interest is often the minimal nonnegative solution. In this note we prove that the minimal nonnegative solution is positive when the M -matrix is irreducible.

In this paper, we obtain the Rényi entropy rate for irreducible-aperiodic Markov chains with countable state space, using the theory of countable nonnegative matrices. We also obtain the bound for the rate of Rényi entropy of an irreducible Markov chain. Finally, we show that the bound for the Rényi entropy rate is the Shannon entropy rate.

We aim here at characterizing those nonnegative matrices whose inverse is an irreducible Stieltjes matrix. Specifically, we prove that any irreducible Stieltjes matrix is a resistive inverse. To do this we consider the network defined by the off-diagonal entries of the matrix and we identify the matrix with a positive definite Schrödinger operator which ground state is determined by the lowest ...

The matrix calculus is widely applied in various branches of mathematics and control system engineering. In this paper properties of real matrices with nonnegative elements are studied. The classical Collatz theorem is unique and immediately applicable to estimating the spectral radius of nonnegative irreducible matrices. The coherence property is identified. Then the Perron–Frobenius theorem a...

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The matrix calculus is widely applied in various branches of mathematics and control system engineering. In this paper properties of real matrices with nonnegative elements are studied. The classical Collatz theorem is unique and immediately applicable to estimating the spectral radius of nonnegative irreducible matrices. The coherence property is identified. Then the Perron–Frobenius theorem a...