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Original Articles

Somewhat Stochastic Matrices

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Pages 36-42
Published online: 13 Dec 2017
 

Abstract

The standard theorem for stochastic matrices with positive entries is generalized to matrices with no sign restriction on the entries. The condition that column sums be equal to 1 is kept, but the positivity condition is replaced by a condition on the distances between columns.

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Notes on contributors

Branko Ćurgus

BRANKO ĆURGUS received his Ph.D. in mathematics in 1985 from the University of Sarajevo in the former Yugoslavia. His Ph.D. research was done under the advisement of Prof. Heinz Langer at the Technical University Dresden in the former German Democratic Republic. Since 1987, he has been enjoying life, teaching, and researching mathematics at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.

Robert I. Jewett

ROBERT I. JEWETT has done research in combinatorics and analysis. He taught mathematics for many years at Western Washington University. He is now retired and lives in Bellingham.

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