id: 06041749 dt: j an: 06041749 au: Liang, Kaifu; Liu, Jianzhou ti: The least squares symmetric-skew symmetric solution of the generalized coupled Sylvester matrix equations. so: Math. Appl. 24, No. 4, 746-753 (2011). py: 2011 pu: Editorial Board of Mathematica Applicata, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan la: ZH cc: ut: matrix equation; iterative method; least-squares solution; symmetric-skew symmetric solution; minimum residual problem; algorithm; normal matrix equations ci: li: ab: Summary: An iterative method is proposed for solving the minimum residual $$\left\|\,\pmatrix A_1XB_1+C_1YD_1\\A_2XB_2+C_2YD_2\endpmatrix -\pmatrix M_1\\M_2\endpmatrix \,\right\|=\min$$ over $X$ symmetric and $Y$ skew symmetric-matrices. Firstly, we obtain that the normal equations are equivalent to the minimum residual problem, and then an iterative algorithm is presented for solving the normal matrix equations. By using the iterative method, the least squares symmetric-skew symmetric solution can be got within finite iteration steps in the absence of roundoff errors for any initial symmetric-skew symmetric matrix pair $(X_0,Y_0)$. Moreover, the least squares symmetric-skew symmetric solution with minimum norm can be got by choosing a special kind of the initial matrix. rv: