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Roots of quadratic vector equation

Given $$A_{i j k}X_j X_k + B_{ij} X_j + C_i = 0$$ where $A_{ijk}$, $B_{ij}$, and $C_i$ are arbitrary real numbers for all $i$, $j$, $k$ which are $N$-dimensional indices, such that $A_{ijk}=A_{ikj}$ holds. Is it possible to determine $\vec{X}$ analytically?

If a full solution does not exist, is there a solution for special cases? For example

  • if $B_{ij}=0$ for all $i$ and $j$,

  • if $C_{i}=0$ for all $i$, or

  • if the $A_{ijk}, B_{ij}, C_i$ constant coefficients are independent of $i$ for each fixed $i$, or

If such an expression exists, it would allow one to give a second order Newton-Raphson algorithm.