Eigenvector-free solutions to the matrix equation \(AXB^H=E\) with two special constraints (Q1791366)

Summary: The matrix equation \(AXB^H=E\) with \(SX=XR\) or \(PX=sXQ\) constraint is considered, where \(S, R\) are Hermitian idempotent, \(P, Q\) are Hermitian involutory, and \(s=\pm1\). By the eigenvalue decompositions of \(S, R\), the equation \(AXB^H=E\) with \(SX=XR\) constraint is equivalently transformed to an unconstrained problem whose coefficient matrices contain the corresponding eigenvectors, with which the constrained solutions are constructed. The involved eigenvectors are released by Moore-Penrose generalized inverses, and the eigenvector-free formulas of the general solutions are presented. By choosing suitable matrices \(S, R\), we also present the eigenvector-free formulas of the general solutions to the matrix equation \(AXB^H=E\) with \(PX=sXQ\) constraint.