Monotone additive matrix transformations (Q2473746)

One of the main areas for application of the abstract theory of partially ordered sets is the study of order relations on matrix spaces. There are many different orderings on the space \(M_{m,n}(\mathbb{F})\) formed by matrices of size \(m\times n\) over a field \(\mathbb{F}\). For example: the elementary order, the Loewner order, the Hartwig order, the Drazin order, left and right \(*\)-order, the diamond order. One of the main tools for the investigation of orders on the matrix space is the characterization of transformations monotone with respect to a given partial order relation. In this paper, the author develops a new technique used to characterize monotone transformations, which allows us to deal with additive transformations that are monotone with respect to any abstract order relations that satisfy certain natural restrictions. The paper investigates additive transformations on the space of real or complex matrices that are monotone with respect to any admissible partial order relation. A complete characterization of these transformations is obtained. In the real case, the author shows that such transformations are linear and that all nonzero monotone transformations are bijective. As a corollary, all additive transformations that are monotone with respect to certain classical matrix order relations, in particular, with respect to the Drazin order, left and right \(*\)-orders, and the diamond order are characterized.