Let S be a given set consisting of some Hermitian matrices with the same size. We say that a matrix A ∈ S is maximal if A − W is positive semidefinite for every matrix W ∈ S. In this paper, we consider the maximal and minimal inertias and ranks of the Hermitian matrix function f(X,Y) = P − QXQ* − TYT*, where * means the conjugate and transpose of a matrix, P = P*, Q, T are known matrices and for X and Y Hermitian solutions to the consistent matrix equations AX =B and YC = D respectively. As applications,...

Let $F$ be a field, $A$ be a vector space over $F$, $GL(F,A)$ be the group of all automorphisms of the vector space $A$. A subspace $B$ is called almost $G$-invariant, if ${dim}_F(B/{Core}_G\left(B\right))$ is finite. In the current article, we begin the study of those subgroups $G$ of $GL(F,A)$ for which every subspace of $A$ is almost $G$-invariant. More precisely, we consider the case when $G$ is a periodic group. We prove that in this case $A$ includes a $G$-invariant subspace $B$ of finite codimension whose subspaces are $G$-invariant.

The max algebra consists of the nonnegative real numbers equipped with two binary operations, maximization and multiplication. We characterize the invertible linear operators that preserve the set of commuting pairs of matrices over a subalgebra of max algebra.