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Properties of the Leslie population matrix

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A simple similarity transformation of the Leslie matrix renders certain properties obvious. In particular the characteristic polynomial, characteristic vectors and principal vectors can be explicitly written out. Bounds for the dominant root are given.

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  1. Mathematical Research Brach, National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 20014, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    John Z. Hearon

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Hearon, J.Z. Properties of the Leslie population matrix. Bltn Mathcal Biology 38, 199–203 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02471756

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