Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4603636 Linear Algebra and its Applications 2007 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this paper we present explicitly the unique positive definite solution of the symmetric word equation XBX2B3X2BX=A over 2 × 2 positive definite matrices. This word equation appeared as a counterexample to the uniqueness of solution conjecture for symmetric word equations: it has multiple positive definite solutions for certain 3 × 3 positive definite matrices A and B.

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Mathematics Algebra and Number Theory