Related papers: On the Sylvester matrix equation over quaternions
For any three $\,n\times n\,$ matrices $\,A,B,X\,$ over a commutative ring $\,S$, we prove that $\,{\rm det}\,(A+B-AXB)={\rm det}\,(A+B-BXA) \in S$. This apparently new formula may be regarded as a ``ternary generalization'' of Sylvester's…
Two inverse-free iterative methods are developed for solving Sylvester matrix equations when the spectra of the coefficient matrices are on, or near, known disjoint subintervals of the real axis. Both methods use the recently-introduced…
In this paper, a class of new Sylvester-like absolute value equation (AVE) $AXB-|CXD|=E$ with $A,C\in \mathbb{R}^{m\times n}$, $B,D\in \mathbb{R}^{p\times q}$ and $E\in \mathbb{R}^{m\times q}$ is considered, which is quite distinct from the…
We present some elementary ideas to prove the following Sylvester-Gallai type theorems involving incidences between points and lines in the planes over the complex numbers and quaternions. (1) Let A and B be finite sets of at least two…
The complex matrix representation for a quaternion matrix is used in this paper to find necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of an $H$-selfadjoint $m$th root of a given $H$-selfadjoint quaternion matrix. In the process,…
This paper studies the solvability, existence of unique solution, closed-form solution and numerical solution of matrix equation $X=Af(X) B+C$ with $f(X) =X^{\mathrm{T}},$ $f(X) =\bar{X}$ and $f(X) =X^{\mathrm{H}},$ where $X$ is the…
In this paper, we present some numerical applications for the equation $x^2+ax+b=0$, where $a, b$ are two quaternionic elements in $\mathbb{H}(\alpha,\beta)$. Based on well-known solving methods, we have developed a new numerical algorithm…
In noncommutative and nondivision algebra, left spectrum of matrices are less known and is not easy to handle. Split quaternion algebra is a noncommutative and nondivision algebra. In this paper, by the formulas of solving the equations…
In this paper we study the equations of the elimination ideal associated with $n+1$ generic multihomogeneous polynomials defined over a product of projective spaces of dimension $n$. We first prove a duality property and then make this…
Interpolation theory for complex polynomials is well understood. In the non-commutative quaternionic setting, the polynomials can be evaluated "on the left" and "on the right". If the interpolation problem involves interpolation conditions…
We consider the $\top$-Stein equation $X = AX^\top B + C$, where the operator $(\cdot)^\top$ denotes the transpose ($\top$) of a matrix. In the first part of this paper, we analyze necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence and…
A Sylvester-Gallai (SG) configuration is a finite set S of points such that the line through any two points in S contains a third point of S. According to the Sylvester-Gallai Theorem, an SG configuration in real projective space must be…
J. J. Sylvester's four-point problem asks for the probability that four points chosen uniformly at random in the plane have a triangle as their convex hull. Using a combinatorial classification of points in the plane due to Goodman and…
We present in this paper some fundamental tools for developing matrix analysis over the complex quaternion algebra. As applications, we consider generalized inverses, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, similarity, determinants of complex…
A straightforward model for deposition and evaporation on discrete cells of a finite array of any dimension leads to a matrix equation involving a Sylvester-Kac type matrix. The eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the general matrix are…
We show that the discrete operator stemming from the time and space discretization of evolutionary partial differential equations can be represented in terms of a single Sylvester matrix equation. A novel solution strategy that combines…
Bilinear systems of equations are defined, motivated and analyzed for solvability. Elementary structure is mentioned and it is shown that all solutions may be obtained as rank one completions of a linear matrix polynomial derived from…
In this article, a system of Yang-Baxter-type matrix equations is studied, $XAX=BXB$, $XBX=AXA$, which "generalizes" the matrix Yang-Baxter equation and exhibits a broken symmetry. We investigate the solutions of this system from various…
Theoretical and computational properties of a vector equation $Ax-\|x\|_1x=b$ are investigated, where $A$ is an invertible $M$-matrix and $b$ is a nonnegative vector. Existence and uniqueness of a nonnegative solution is proved. Fixed-point…
The roots of -1 in the set of biquaternions (quaternions with complex components, or complex numbers with quaternion real and imaginary parts) are studied and it is shown that there is an infinite number of non-trivial complexified…