Sign patterns that allow algebraic positivity

Abstract

A real square matrix is algebraically positive if there exists a real polynomial $f$ such that $f(A)$ is a positive matrix. In this paper, we give a sufficient condition for a sign pattern matrix to allow algebraic positivity, and give some methods to construct higher-order algebraically positive matrices from some lower-order algebraically positive matrices. We also propose two conjectures related to the problem of allowing algebraic positivity.