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Equations whose unknown is a matrix, such as, for instance, algebraic Riccati equations $XAX+XB+CX+D=0$ or matrix differential equations (e.g. $\dot X(t)=AX(t)$. This tag is *not* meant for general systems of linear equations $Ax=b$.

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Symplectic block-diagonalization of a real symmetric Hamiltonian matrix

Given a $2n\times 2n$ real, symmetric, Hamiltonian matrix $W$ (anticommutes with the symplectic metric), is there an orthogonal, symplectic matrix $R$ such that $R^\top WR$ is block-diagonal? Being …