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SUMMARY In this paper, some important spectral characterizations of symmetric nonnegative tensors are analyzed. In particular, it is shown that a symmetric nonnegative tensor has the following properties: (i) its spectral radius is zero if and only if it is a zero tensor; (ii) it is weakly irreducible (respectively, irreducible) if and only if it has a unique positive (respectively, nonnegative) eigenvalue-eigenvector; (iii) the minimax theorem is satisfied without requiring the weak irreducibility condition; and (iv) if it is weakly reducible, then it can be decomposed into some weakly irreducible tensors. In addition, the problem of finding the largest eigenvalue of a symmetric nonnegative tensor is shown to be equivalent to finding the global solution of a convex optimization problem. Subsequently, algorithmic aspects for computing the largest eigenvalue of symmetric nonnegative tensors are discussed. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

SUMMARY An iterative method for finding the largest eigenvalue of a nonnegative tensor was proposed by Ng, Qi, and Zhou in 2009. In this paper, we establish an explicit linear convergence rate of the Ng-Qi-Zhou method for essentially positive tensors. Numerical results are given to demonstrate linear convergence of the Ng-Qi-Zhou algorithm for essentially positive tensors. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recently the authors proposed a simultaneous iteration algorithm for the computation of the partial derivatives of repeated eigenvalues and the corresponding eigenvectors of matrices depending on several real variables. This paper analyses the properties of that algorithm and extends it in several ways. The previous requirement that the repeated eigenvalue be dominant is relaxed, and the new generalized algorithm given here allows the simultaneous treatment of simple and repeated eigenvalues. Methods for accelerating convergence are examined. Numerical results support our theoretical analysis. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]