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Doubly stochastic matrix

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Definition

Let n≥1n \ge 1 and let A=(aij)A = (a_{ij}) be a real n×nn \times n matrix. The matrix AA is doubly stochastic if:

  1. aij≥0a_{ij} \ge 0 for all ii and jj.
  2. ∑j=1naij=1\sum_{j=1}^{n} a_{ij} = 1 for each row index ii.
  3. ∑i=1naij=1\sum_{i=1}^{n} a_{ij} = 1 for each column index jj.

Remarks

Clause 1 says that AA is a nonnegative matrix. With e=(1,…,1)Te = (1, \ldots, 1)^T, clauses 2 and 3 say Ae=eAe = e and eTA=eTe^T A = e^T. Example: A=12(1111)A = \frac{1}{2}\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 \end{pmatrix}; all entries are 12≥0\frac{1}{2} \ge 0, and each row and each column sums to 11. Every permutation matrix is doubly stochastic. Non-example: (1010)\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 \end{pmatrix} satisfies clauses 1 and 2, but its columns sum to 22 and 00, so clause 3 fails. The set of doubly stochastic n×nn \times n matrices is the Birkhoff polytope.

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