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Main Authors: Gillis, Nicolas, Scalone, Carmela
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.12782
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  • We consider in this paper the problem of computing a nonnegative low-rank approximation of the rightmost eigenpair of a linear matrix-valued real operator. We propose an algorithm based on the time integration of a suitable differential system, whose solution is parametrized according to a nonnegative factorization. The conservation of the nonnegativity is theoretically motivated by the Perron-Frobenius theorem, while the computation of the rightmost eigenpair is motivated by two applications: (1) a new class of Markov chains, which we called Markov grids, whose transition matrices can be decomposed as the sum of Kronecker products, and (2) spatially structured systems in growth-diffusion operators arising for example in population and epidemic dynamics. Theoretical analysis and computational experiments show the effectiveness of the algorithm compared to standard approaches.