 Invariant distribution of a continuous-time Markov chain (source code)

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= Invariant distribution of a continuous-time Markov chain

For a finite-state chain with transition semigroup $P(t)=e^{tQ}$, a probability row vector $\pi$ is invariant when $\pi P(t)=\pi$ for every $t\geq0$. Equivalently,
$$
\pi Q=0.
$$

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