Perron complement and Perron root (Q5957196)

For a nonnegative irreducible matrix \(A\) the well known Perron complement is generalized. The main theorem that describes the relation between the generalized Perron complement of \(A\) and its Perron root, i.e. the spectral radius \(\rho(A)\) of \(A\), is stated. On several examples, it is shown how the use of the theorem can improve both lower and upper bounds for \(\rho(A)\). Combining the theorem with other known methods gives the algorithm for a computation of the value of \(\rho(A)\).