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Column stochastic matrix/Positive row/One-dimensional eigenspace/Fact

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Let be a column stochastic matrix. Then the following statements hold.

  1. There exists eigenvectors to the eigenvalue .
  2. If there exists a row such that all its entries are positive, then for every vector that has a positive and also a negative entry, the estimate

    holds.

  3. If there exists a row such that all its entries are positive, then the eigenspace of the eigenvalue is one-dimensional. There exists an eigenvector where all entries are no-negative; in particular, there is a uniquely determined stationary distribution.