Time between Visits Given an ergodic DTMC, let m_ij denote the mean number of steps to get from state i to state j. Sherwin makes the following conjecture: m_jj lessthanorequalto m_ji + m_ij Either prove or disprove Sherwin's conjecture.

9.5 Time between Visits Given an ergodic DTMC, let mi denote the mean number of steps to get from state i to state j. Sherwin makes the following conjecture: (9.34) 13 1] Either prove or disprove Sherwin's conjecture. 9.5 Time between Visits Given an ergodic DTMC, let mi denote the mean number of steps to get from state i to state j. Sherwin makes the following conjecture: (9.34) 13 1] Either prove or disprove Sherwin's conjecture