[Math] eigenvalue column sum equals one linear algebra

linear algebra

What does the following imply about the eigenvalues of an $n\times n$ matrix $A$:

The sum of the entries in each column equals $1$.

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Best Answer

Hint: Prove that if the sum of every row is a constant $k$ then $k$ is an eigenvalue of $A$ with a corresponding eigenvector $(1,...,1)^{T}$.

Recall that $k$ is an eigenvalue of $A$ if and only if $k$ is an eigenvalue of $A^{T}$