Inclusion of the roots of a polynomial based on Gerschgorin's theorem

SummaryIn this note a new companion matrix is presented which can be interpreted as a product of Werner's companion matrices [13]. Gerschgorin's theorem yields an inclusion of the roots of a polynomial which is best in the sense of [4] and generalizes a result of L. Elsner [5]. This inclusion is better than the one due to W. Börsch-Supan in [1].