Inverse of a regular stochastic matrix

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Is it true that the inverse of a regular stochastic matrix is also regular? Are there any other interesting features that the inverse may have of a regular stochastic matrix?



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  • The inverse of any regular matrix is regular.
    – Martín-Blas Pérez Pinilla
    May 5 '14 at 9:50










  • It might be helpful to add the definitions of stochastic matrix and regular stochastic matrix to the question.
    – Juho Kokkala
    May 5 '14 at 10:19










  • @Martín-BlasPérezPinilla how about the counter example given by Juho below?
    – Heisenberg
    May 6 '14 at 5:29










  • @Heisenberg, I was thinking in regular=invertible. In Spanish is the most common meaning.
    – Martín-Blas Pérez Pinilla
    May 6 '14 at 6:12










  • In 2015, Reza Farhadian showed that there are some regular doubly stochastic matrices such that their inverses are regular doubly stochastic matrices [1]. Also, you can see [2, Appendix]. [1] neda.irstat.ir/article-1-229-fa.html. [2] Reza Farhadian, Nader Asadian F., On a New Class of Regular Doubly Stochastic Processes, American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics. Vol. 6, No. 3, 2017, pp. 156-160. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtas.20170603.14
    – user452330
    Jun 14 '17 at 17:30















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Is it true that the inverse of a regular stochastic matrix is also regular? Are there any other interesting features that the inverse may have of a regular stochastic matrix?



Hope someone could answer these questions. Thanks in advance.







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  • The inverse of any regular matrix is regular.
    – Martín-Blas Pérez Pinilla
    May 5 '14 at 9:50










  • It might be helpful to add the definitions of stochastic matrix and regular stochastic matrix to the question.
    – Juho Kokkala
    May 5 '14 at 10:19










  • @Martín-BlasPérezPinilla how about the counter example given by Juho below?
    – Heisenberg
    May 6 '14 at 5:29










  • @Heisenberg, I was thinking in regular=invertible. In Spanish is the most common meaning.
    – Martín-Blas Pérez Pinilla
    May 6 '14 at 6:12










  • In 2015, Reza Farhadian showed that there are some regular doubly stochastic matrices such that their inverses are regular doubly stochastic matrices [1]. Also, you can see [2, Appendix]. [1] neda.irstat.ir/article-1-229-fa.html. [2] Reza Farhadian, Nader Asadian F., On a New Class of Regular Doubly Stochastic Processes, American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics. Vol. 6, No. 3, 2017, pp. 156-160. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtas.20170603.14
    – user452330
    Jun 14 '17 at 17:30













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Is it true that the inverse of a regular stochastic matrix is also regular? Are there any other interesting features that the inverse may have of a regular stochastic matrix?



Hope someone could answer these questions. Thanks in advance.







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Is it true that the inverse of a regular stochastic matrix is also regular? Are there any other interesting features that the inverse may have of a regular stochastic matrix?



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  • The inverse of any regular matrix is regular.
    – Martín-Blas Pérez Pinilla
    May 5 '14 at 9:50










  • It might be helpful to add the definitions of stochastic matrix and regular stochastic matrix to the question.
    – Juho Kokkala
    May 5 '14 at 10:19










  • @Martín-BlasPérezPinilla how about the counter example given by Juho below?
    – Heisenberg
    May 6 '14 at 5:29










  • @Heisenberg, I was thinking in regular=invertible. In Spanish is the most common meaning.
    – Martín-Blas Pérez Pinilla
    May 6 '14 at 6:12










  • In 2015, Reza Farhadian showed that there are some regular doubly stochastic matrices such that their inverses are regular doubly stochastic matrices [1]. Also, you can see [2, Appendix]. [1] neda.irstat.ir/article-1-229-fa.html. [2] Reza Farhadian, Nader Asadian F., On a New Class of Regular Doubly Stochastic Processes, American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics. Vol. 6, No. 3, 2017, pp. 156-160. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtas.20170603.14
    – user452330
    Jun 14 '17 at 17:30

















  • The inverse of any regular matrix is regular.
    – Martín-Blas Pérez Pinilla
    May 5 '14 at 9:50










  • It might be helpful to add the definitions of stochastic matrix and regular stochastic matrix to the question.
    – Juho Kokkala
    May 5 '14 at 10:19










  • @Martín-BlasPérezPinilla how about the counter example given by Juho below?
    – Heisenberg
    May 6 '14 at 5:29










  • @Heisenberg, I was thinking in regular=invertible. In Spanish is the most common meaning.
    – Martín-Blas Pérez Pinilla
    May 6 '14 at 6:12










  • In 2015, Reza Farhadian showed that there are some regular doubly stochastic matrices such that their inverses are regular doubly stochastic matrices [1]. Also, you can see [2, Appendix]. [1] neda.irstat.ir/article-1-229-fa.html. [2] Reza Farhadian, Nader Asadian F., On a New Class of Regular Doubly Stochastic Processes, American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics. Vol. 6, No. 3, 2017, pp. 156-160. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtas.20170603.14
    – user452330
    Jun 14 '17 at 17:30
















The inverse of any regular matrix is regular.
– Martín-Blas Pérez Pinilla
May 5 '14 at 9:50




The inverse of any regular matrix is regular.
– Martín-Blas Pérez Pinilla
May 5 '14 at 9:50












It might be helpful to add the definitions of stochastic matrix and regular stochastic matrix to the question.
– Juho Kokkala
May 5 '14 at 10:19




It might be helpful to add the definitions of stochastic matrix and regular stochastic matrix to the question.
– Juho Kokkala
May 5 '14 at 10:19












@Martín-BlasPérezPinilla how about the counter example given by Juho below?
– Heisenberg
May 6 '14 at 5:29




@Martín-BlasPérezPinilla how about the counter example given by Juho below?
– Heisenberg
May 6 '14 at 5:29












@Heisenberg, I was thinking in regular=invertible. In Spanish is the most common meaning.
– Martín-Blas Pérez Pinilla
May 6 '14 at 6:12




@Heisenberg, I was thinking in regular=invertible. In Spanish is the most common meaning.
– Martín-Blas Pérez Pinilla
May 6 '14 at 6:12












In 2015, Reza Farhadian showed that there are some regular doubly stochastic matrices such that their inverses are regular doubly stochastic matrices [1]. Also, you can see [2, Appendix]. [1] neda.irstat.ir/article-1-229-fa.html. [2] Reza Farhadian, Nader Asadian F., On a New Class of Regular Doubly Stochastic Processes, American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics. Vol. 6, No. 3, 2017, pp. 156-160. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtas.20170603.14
– user452330
Jun 14 '17 at 17:30





In 2015, Reza Farhadian showed that there are some regular doubly stochastic matrices such that their inverses are regular doubly stochastic matrices [1]. Also, you can see [2, Appendix]. [1] neda.irstat.ir/article-1-229-fa.html. [2] Reza Farhadian, Nader Asadian F., On a New Class of Regular Doubly Stochastic Processes, American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics. Vol. 6, No. 3, 2017, pp. 156-160. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtas.20170603.14
– user452330
Jun 14 '17 at 17:30











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Counterexample: consider the following stochastic matrix:
beginequation
A = beginpmatrix 2/3 & 1/3 \ 1/3 & 2/3 endpmatrix.
endequation
Now, the inverse is
beginequation
A^-1 = beginpmatrix 2 & -1 \ -1 & 2 endpmatrix,
endequation
which is not even stochastic (entries are not nonnegative), let alone regular.



All powers of $A^-1$ also have negative nondiagonal entries, but this is not even needed as the definition of regular stochastic matrix requires stochasticity.






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  • Thanks a lot. So there is no reason to study inverse of regular stochastic matrices right?
    – Heisenberg
    May 6 '14 at 5:26










  • Note that the row sums of the inverse of a right stochastic matrix must equal 1, and the column sums of the inverse of a left stochastic matrix must equal 1, because of math.stackexchange.com/questions/946776/…
    – Simon
    Sep 25 '16 at 12:38










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Counterexample: consider the following stochastic matrix:
beginequation
A = beginpmatrix 2/3 & 1/3 \ 1/3 & 2/3 endpmatrix.
endequation
Now, the inverse is
beginequation
A^-1 = beginpmatrix 2 & -1 \ -1 & 2 endpmatrix,
endequation
which is not even stochastic (entries are not nonnegative), let alone regular.



All powers of $A^-1$ also have negative nondiagonal entries, but this is not even needed as the definition of regular stochastic matrix requires stochasticity.






share|cite|improve this answer




















  • Thanks a lot. So there is no reason to study inverse of regular stochastic matrices right?
    – Heisenberg
    May 6 '14 at 5:26










  • Note that the row sums of the inverse of a right stochastic matrix must equal 1, and the column sums of the inverse of a left stochastic matrix must equal 1, because of math.stackexchange.com/questions/946776/…
    – Simon
    Sep 25 '16 at 12:38














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accepted










Counterexample: consider the following stochastic matrix:
beginequation
A = beginpmatrix 2/3 & 1/3 \ 1/3 & 2/3 endpmatrix.
endequation
Now, the inverse is
beginequation
A^-1 = beginpmatrix 2 & -1 \ -1 & 2 endpmatrix,
endequation
which is not even stochastic (entries are not nonnegative), let alone regular.



All powers of $A^-1$ also have negative nondiagonal entries, but this is not even needed as the definition of regular stochastic matrix requires stochasticity.






share|cite|improve this answer




















  • Thanks a lot. So there is no reason to study inverse of regular stochastic matrices right?
    – Heisenberg
    May 6 '14 at 5:26










  • Note that the row sums of the inverse of a right stochastic matrix must equal 1, and the column sums of the inverse of a left stochastic matrix must equal 1, because of math.stackexchange.com/questions/946776/…
    – Simon
    Sep 25 '16 at 12:38












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Counterexample: consider the following stochastic matrix:
beginequation
A = beginpmatrix 2/3 & 1/3 \ 1/3 & 2/3 endpmatrix.
endequation
Now, the inverse is
beginequation
A^-1 = beginpmatrix 2 & -1 \ -1 & 2 endpmatrix,
endequation
which is not even stochastic (entries are not nonnegative), let alone regular.



All powers of $A^-1$ also have negative nondiagonal entries, but this is not even needed as the definition of regular stochastic matrix requires stochasticity.






share|cite|improve this answer












Counterexample: consider the following stochastic matrix:
beginequation
A = beginpmatrix 2/3 & 1/3 \ 1/3 & 2/3 endpmatrix.
endequation
Now, the inverse is
beginequation
A^-1 = beginpmatrix 2 & -1 \ -1 & 2 endpmatrix,
endequation
which is not even stochastic (entries are not nonnegative), let alone regular.



All powers of $A^-1$ also have negative nondiagonal entries, but this is not even needed as the definition of regular stochastic matrix requires stochasticity.







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  • Thanks a lot. So there is no reason to study inverse of regular stochastic matrices right?
    – Heisenberg
    May 6 '14 at 5:26










  • Note that the row sums of the inverse of a right stochastic matrix must equal 1, and the column sums of the inverse of a left stochastic matrix must equal 1, because of math.stackexchange.com/questions/946776/…
    – Simon
    Sep 25 '16 at 12:38
















  • Thanks a lot. So there is no reason to study inverse of regular stochastic matrices right?
    – Heisenberg
    May 6 '14 at 5:26










  • Note that the row sums of the inverse of a right stochastic matrix must equal 1, and the column sums of the inverse of a left stochastic matrix must equal 1, because of math.stackexchange.com/questions/946776/…
    – Simon
    Sep 25 '16 at 12:38















Thanks a lot. So there is no reason to study inverse of regular stochastic matrices right?
– Heisenberg
May 6 '14 at 5:26




Thanks a lot. So there is no reason to study inverse of regular stochastic matrices right?
– Heisenberg
May 6 '14 at 5:26












Note that the row sums of the inverse of a right stochastic matrix must equal 1, and the column sums of the inverse of a left stochastic matrix must equal 1, because of math.stackexchange.com/questions/946776/…
– Simon
Sep 25 '16 at 12:38




Note that the row sums of the inverse of a right stochastic matrix must equal 1, and the column sums of the inverse of a left stochastic matrix must equal 1, because of math.stackexchange.com/questions/946776/…
– Simon
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