Absorbing Markov chain 303
Absorbing state 303
Characteristic polynomial of a linear operator 249
Characteristic polynomial of a matrix 248
Column sum of a matrix 294
Convergence of matrices 283
Cyclic subspace 312
Diagonalizable linear operator 246
Diagonalizable matrix 246
Direct sum of matrices 318
Direct sum of subspaces 274
Eigenspace of a linear operator 264
Eigenspace of a matrix 264
Eigenvalue of a linear operator 246
Eigenvalue of a matrix 246
Eigenvector of a linear operator 246
Eigenvector of a matrix 246
Fixed probability vector 300
Generator of a cyclic subspace 312
Gerschgorin disk 294
Initial probability vector for a Markov chain 291
Invariant subspace 311
Limit of a sequence of matrices 283
Markov chain 290
Markov process 290
Multiplicity of an eigenvalue 263
Probability vector 288
Regular transition matrix 293
Row sum of a matrix 294
Splits 263
Stochastic process 287
Sum of subspaces 274
Transition matrix 287