Why does the columns-summing-to-1 property of every Markov matrix force λ=1 to be an eigenvalue, and how does the transpose principle bridge a left-null-space fact to right-singularity?
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Definition of a Markov matrix
Write both defining properties, non-negative entries and columns summing to , give a example, and record that every power of stays Markov.
as a guaranteed eigenvalue
Show that the columns of sum to zero, that lies in its left null space, and conclude is singular.
Shared eigenvalues of and
Reproduce the determinant argument , and record that the eigenvectors of the two matrices generally differ.