Common nonnegative definite solutions of some classical matrix equations

Abstract

A necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a Hermitian nonnegative definite solution of system of matrix equations $$A_{1}X=C_{1},\qquad XB_{2}=C_{2}, \qquad A_{3}XA_{3}^{\ast}=C_{3},\qquad A_{4}XA_{4}^{\ast}=C_{4} $$ as well as a representation for this general nonnegative definite solution are derived. As particular cases, the corresponding results on some other systems are also derived.