Birkhoff-von Neumann theorem (doubly stochastic matrices)
[6/83%]Find the extreme points of the set of doubly stochastic matrices of order . (A matrix is said to be doubly stochastic if its elements are nonnegative, and the sum of the elements in each row and each column is equal to .)
A matrix is doubly stochastic if each entry is nonnegative and if the sum of the entries in any row or column is equal to 1. Suppose is a bipartite graph in which each vertex in corresponds to a row of and each vertex in corresponds to a column of . Furthermore, there is an edge between vertex in and vertex in if and only if the entry is positive. Show that there is a perfect matching in .
A permutation matrix is a binary square matrix in which no two nonzero elements appear in the same row or same column. Prove the Birkhoff-von Neumann theorem: A square matrix is doubly stochastic if and only if there exist nonnegative numbers and permutation matrices such that and the sum is 1. (In other words, is a convex combination of permutation matrices.)
Represent the following doubly stochastic matrix as a convex combination of permutation matrices:
Express the following double stochastic matrix as a convex combination of permutation matrices:
Express the following doubly stochastic matrix as a convex combination of permutation matrices: