Abstract:
A description of nonnegative chainable matrices, based on fully indecomposable matrices, is given. The notion of the chainable rank of a nonnegative matrix is introduced and investigated. Properties of chainable matrices are used in studying stochastic Sarymsakov matrices.
Key words and phrases:nonnegative matrix, chainable matrix, chain rank, Sarymsakov matrix.
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