For scientists and engineers who work with theory and computation relating to nonnegativity, Markov chains and queuing networks, economic analysis, and mathematical programming. Discusses theory and applications of nonnegative matrices, the Perron-Fronbenius theory, and M-matrices. Uses input-output models for examples in mathematical economics, and the linear complementary problem as an example for mathematical programming. Includes exercises. This second edition updates the original, published in 1979. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.