grandes-ecoles 2016 QV.A.2

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths1__mp 3x3 Matrices Matrix Algebraic Properties and Abstract Reasoning

Let $A = (a_{i,j})$ in $\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$, with $A \geqslant 0$, irreducible.
Show that if $A$ is irreducible, then for all $i$ and $j$ in $\llbracket 1, n \rrbracket$, there exists $m \in \llbracket 0, n-1 \rrbracket$ (depending a priori on $i$ and $j$) such that $a_{i,j}^{(m)} > 0$.

Let $A = (a_{i,j})$ in $\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{R})$, with $A \geqslant 0$, irreducible.

Show that if $A$ is irreducible, then for all $i$ and $j$ in $\llbracket 1, n \rrbracket$, there exists $m \in \llbracket 0, n-1 \rrbracket$ (depending a priori on $i$ and $j$) such that $a_{i,j}^{(m)} > 0$.

Paper Questions

QI.A.1 QI.A.2 QI.B.1 QI.B.2 QII.A QII.B QII.C QIII.A QIII.B.1 QIII.B.2 QIII.B.3 QIII.B.4 QIII.B.5 QIII.C.1 QIII.C.2 QIII.C.3 QIII.D.1 QIII.D.2 QIV.A.1 QIV.A.2 QIV.A.3 QIV.A.4 QIV.B.1 QIV.B.2 QIV.B.3 QIV.C QV.A.1 QV.A.2 QV.A.3 QV.A.4 QV.A.5 QV.B.1 QV.B.2 QV.C.1 QV.C.2 QVI.A QVI.B.1 QVI.B.2 QVI.B.3 QVI.C.1 QVI.C.2 QVI.D