NEW BOUNDS FOR THE SPREAD OF A MATRIX USING THE RADIUS OF THE SMALLEST DISC THAT CONTAINS ALL EIGENVALUES.

Let D denote the smallest disc containing all eigenvalues of the matrix A. Without knowing the eigenvalues of A, we can estimate the spread of A and the radius of D. Some new bounds for the radius of D and the spread of A are given. These bounds involve the entries of A. Also sufficient conditions for equality are obtained for some inequalities. New proofs of some known results are presented, too. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]