Let
be a
finite-dimensional
-vector space,
and let
-
be an
endomorphism. Then the following properties are equivalent.
is
stable.
- For every
,
the sequence
,
,
is
bounded.
- There exists a
generating system
such that
,
,
is bounded.
- The modulus of every
complex eigenvalue
of
is smaller or equal
, and the eigenvalues of modulus
are diagonalizable, that is, their
algebraic multiplicity
equals their
geometric multiplicity.
- For a
describing matrix
of
, considered over
, the
Jordan blocks
of the
Jordan normal form
have the form
-
with
,
or the form
with
.