Abstract:
Given a square nonnegative matrix $A$, a simple algorithm is suggested for constructing a stability indicator characterizing the localization of its spectrum in the unit disk. Theorems are proved which establish the possibility to use the maximum of $1-\det(I-J)$ over all possible principal submatrices $J$ of $A$ as a suitable indicator and give conditions under which such a maximum can be calculated only over a certain chain of leading principal submatrices. Applied problems that need such constructions and a relationship between the obtained results and similar results established for a number of matrices of special form are considered.