A transition matrix P is said to be doubly stochastic if the sum over each column equals
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If such a chain is irreducible, a periodic, and consists of M + 1 state, show that
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Pr = 1, for all j T: forj=0, 1, M.
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Introduction to Operations Research
ISBN: 978-1259162985
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Authors: Frederick S. Hillier, Gerald J. Lieberman
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