Positive definite solution of the matrix equation \boldsymbol {X=Q+A^{H}(I\otimes X-C)^{\delta}A}

Consider the nonlinear matrix equation X?=?Q?+?A ^H (I???X???C) ^?? A ( ???=???1 or 0?<?|??|?<?1), where Q is an n×n positive definite matrix, C is an mn ×mn positive semidefinite matrix, I is an m×m identity matrix, and A is an arbitrary mn×n matrix. This equation is connected with a certain interpolation problem when ???=???1. Using the properties of the Kronecker product and the theory for the monotonic operator defined in a normal cone, we prove the existence and uniqueness of the positive definite solution which is contained in the set {X|I???X?>?C} under the condition that I???Q?>?C. The iterative methods to compute the unique solution is proposed. Numerical examples show that the methods are feasible and effective.