Necessary solvability conditions of systems of linear extremal equations (Q2266672)

The paper deals with systems of equations of the form \(AX=BX\) and of the form \(AX=BY\) in an extension of a linearly ordered commutative multiplicative group where \(''+''\) is the operator of maximum. Known results concerning eigenvectors of matrices in such a structure are used in order to derive necessary solvability conditions. In the special case of idempotent, increasing matrices A and B a condition is given which is necessary and sufficient for the existence of a nontrivial solution.