A criterion for stability of matrices (Q1270933)

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    A criterion for stability of matrices (English)
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    4 May 1999
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    The authors derive a necessary and sufficient condition for the stability of an \(n\times n\) matrix with real entries using a simple spectral property of compound matrices. This result offers an alternative to the well-known Routh-Hurwitz conditions. As an application and demonstration of the effectiveness of these criteria, the asymptotic stability of a unique endemic equilibrium of an epidemic model of SEIR type with varying total population is proved. It is also shown that the verification of the Routh-Hurwitz conditions for this problem presents substantial technical difficulties.
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    stability
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    compound matrices
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    Routh-Hurwitz conditions
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    asymptotic stability
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    epidemic model
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