Hamiltonian matrices with respect to a nondegenerate skewsymmetric or skewhermitian indefinite inner product in finite dimensional real, complex, or quaternion vector spaces are studied. Subspaces that are simultaneously invariant for the matrices and neutral in the indefinite inner product are of special interest. The dimension of maximal (by inclusion) such subspaces is identified in terms of...

It is shown that, for any given polynomially normal matrix with respect to an indefinite inner product, a nonnegative (with respect to the indefinite inner product) invariant subspace always admits an extension to an invariant maximal nonnegative subspace. Such an extension property is known to hold true for general normal matrices if the nonnegative invariant subspace is actually neutral. An e...

Let G be a connected noncompact simple Hermitian symmetric group with nite center. Let H() denote the geometric realization of an irreducible unitary highest weight representation with highest weight. Then H() consists of vector-valued holomorphic functions on G=K and the action of G on H() is given in terms of a factor of automorphy. For highest weights corresponding to ladder representations,...

It is shown that, for any given polynomially normal matrix with respect to an indefinite inner product, a nonnegative (with respect to the indefinite inner product) invariant subspace always admits an extension to an invariant maximal nonnegative subspace. Such an extension property is known to hold true for general normal matrices if the nonnegative invariant subspace is actually neutral. An e...