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A probabilistic proof of Perron's theorem

Probability 2020-01-03 v2

Abstract

We present an alternative proof of Perron's theorem, which is probabilistic in nature. It rests on the representation of the Perron eigenvector as a functional of the trajectory of an auxiliary Markov chain.

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@article{arxiv.1801.05252,
  title  = {A probabilistic proof of Perron's theorem},
  author = {Raphaël Cerf and Joseba Dalmau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.05252},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

This is a minor improvement of the first version, some typos and imprecisions are corrected

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