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Let $\mathbb F$ denote a field and let $V$ denote a vector space over $\mathbb F$ with finite positive dimension. We consider a pair of linear transformations $A:V\to V$ and $A^*:V\to V$ that satisfies the following conditions: (i) each of…

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We describe $\sigma$-matching, interchangeable and, as a consequence, totally compatible structures on the strictly upper triangular matrix algebra $UT_n(K)$ for all $n\ge 3$.

We compute the graded automorphisms of the upper triangular matrices, viewed as associative, Lie and Jordan algebras. We compute also the so called self-equivalences and Weyl and diagonal groups for every grading.

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