The eigenvalue distribution of oscillatory and strictly sign-regular matrices (Q1816948)

A formula is derived for the ratio of two successive eigenvalues of an oscillatory matrix \(A\), the formulae for the eigenvalues being \(\lambda_{p+1} = \lambda_p \lim_{j \to\infty} N(A^j_p)^{1/j} = \lambda_p \inf_{j \in \mathbb{N}} N(A^j_p)^{1/j}\), where \(N\) is the Hopf oscillation ratio. Related formulae are also derived for strictly sign-related matrices.