Bounds on the moduli of eigenvalues of rational matrices

Abstract: A rational matrix is a matrix-valued function $R(\lambda): \mathbb{C} \rightarrow M_p$ such that $R(\lambda) = \begin{bmatrix} r_{ij}(\lambda) \end{bmatrix}{p\times p}$, where $r{ij}(\lambda)$ are scalar complex rational functions in $\lambda$ for $i,j=1,2,\ldots,p$. The aim of this paper is to obtain bounds on the moduli of eigenvalues of rational matrices in terms of the moduli of their poles. To a given rational matrix $R(\lambda)$ we associate a block matrix $\mathcal{C}_R$ whose blocks consist of the coefficient matrices of $R(\lambda)$, as well as a scalar real rational function $q(x)$ whose coefficients consist of the norm of the coefficient matrices of $R(\lambda)$. We prove that a zero of $q(x)$ which is greater than the moduli of all the poles of $R(\lambda)$ will be an upper bound on the moduli of eigenvalues of $R(\lambda)$. Moreover, by using a block matrix associated with $q(x)$, we establish bounds on the zeros of $q(x)$, which in turn yields bounds on the moduli of eigenvalues of $R(\lambda)$.