grandes-ecoles 2020 Q15

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths1__psi Matrices Eigenvalue and Characteristic Polynomial Analysis
Throughout part II, $A \in \mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$ is a strictly positive matrix satisfying $\rho(A) = 1$. We consider an eigenvalue $\lambda \in \mathbb{C}$ of $A$ with modulus 1 and $x$ an eigenvector associated with $\lambda$. Show that $|x| \leqslant A|x|$.
Throughout part II, $A \in \mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$ is a strictly positive matrix satisfying $\rho(A) = 1$. We consider an eigenvalue $\lambda \in \mathbb{C}$ of $A$ with modulus 1 and $x$ an eigenvector associated with $\lambda$. Show that $|x| \leqslant A|x|$.