+ def peirce_decomposition(self, c):
+ """
+ The Peirce decomposition of this algebra relative to the
+ idempotent ``c``.
+
+ In the future, this can be extended to a complete system of
+ orthogonal idempotents.
+
+ INPUT:
+
+ - ``c`` -- an idempotent of this algebra.
+
+ OUTPUT:
+
+ A triple (J0, J5, J1) containing two subalgebras and one subspace
+ of this algebra,
+
+ - ``J0`` -- the algebra on the eigenspace of ``c.operator()``
+ corresponding to the eigenvalue zero.
+
+ - ``J5`` -- the eigenspace (NOT a subalgebra) of ``c.operator()``
+ corresponding to the eigenvalue one-half.
+
+ - ``J1`` -- the algebra on the eigenspace of ``c.operator()``
+ corresponding to the eigenvalue one.
+
+ These are the only possible eigenspaces for that operator, and this
+ algebra is a direct sum of them. The spaces ``J0`` and ``J1`` are
+ orthogonal, and are subalgebras of this algebra with the appropriate
+ restrictions.
+
+ SETUP::
+
+ sage: from mjo.eja.eja_algebra import random_eja, RealSymmetricEJA
+
+ EXAMPLES:
+
+ The canonical example comes from the symmetric matrices, which
+ decompose into diagonal and off-diagonal parts::
+
+ sage: J = RealSymmetricEJA(3)
+ sage: C = matrix(QQ, [ [1,0,0],
+ ....: [0,1,0],
+ ....: [0,0,0] ])
+ sage: c = J(C)
+ sage: J0,J5,J1 = J.peirce_decomposition(c)
+ sage: J0
+ Euclidean Jordan algebra of dimension 1...
+ sage: J5
+ Vector space of degree 6 and dimension 2...
+ sage: J1
+ Euclidean Jordan algebra of dimension 3...
+
+ TESTS:
+
+ Every algebra decomposes trivially with respect to its identity
+ element::
+
+ sage: set_random_seed()
+ sage: J = random_eja()
+ sage: J0,J5,J1 = J.peirce_decomposition(J.one())
+ sage: J0.dimension() == 0 and J5.dimension() == 0
+ True
+ sage: J1.superalgebra() == J and J1.dimension() == J.dimension()
+ True
+
+ The identity elements in the two subalgebras are the
+ projections onto their respective subspaces of the
+ superalgebra's identity element::
+
+ sage: set_random_seed()
+ sage: J = random_eja()
+ sage: x = J.random_element()
+ sage: if not J.is_trivial():
+ ....: while x.is_nilpotent():
+ ....: x = J.random_element()
+ sage: c = x.subalgebra_idempotent()
+ sage: J0,J5,J1 = J.peirce_decomposition(c)
+ sage: J1(c) == J1.one()
+ True
+ sage: J0(J.one() - c) == J0.one()
+ True
+
+ """
+ if not c.is_idempotent():
+ raise ValueError("element is not idempotent: %s" % c)
+
+ # Default these to what they should be if they turn out to be
+ # trivial, because eigenspaces_left() won't return eigenvalues
+ # corresponding to trivial spaces (e.g. it returns only the
+ # eigenspace corresponding to lambda=1 if you take the
+ # decomposition relative to the identity element).
+ trivial = FiniteDimensionalEuclideanJordanSubalgebra(self, ())
+ J0 = trivial # eigenvalue zero
+ J5 = VectorSpace(self.base_ring(), 0) # eigenvalue one-half
+ J1 = trivial # eigenvalue one
+
+ for (eigval, eigspace) in c.operator().matrix().left_eigenspaces():
+ if eigval == ~(self.base_ring()(2)):
+ J5 = eigspace
+ else:
+ gens = tuple( self.from_vector(b) for b in eigspace.basis() )
+ subalg = FiniteDimensionalEuclideanJordanSubalgebra(self, gens)
+ if eigval == 0:
+ J0 = subalg
+ elif eigval == 1:
+ J1 = subalg
+ else:
+ raise ValueError("unexpected eigenvalue: %s" % eigval)
+
+ return (J0, J5, J1)
+
+
+ def random_elements(self, count):
+ """
+ Return ``count`` random elements as a tuple.
+
+ SETUP::
+
+ sage: from mjo.eja.eja_algebra import JordanSpinEJA
+
+ EXAMPLES::
+
+ sage: J = JordanSpinEJA(3)
+ sage: x,y,z = J.random_elements(3)
+ sage: all( [ x in J, y in J, z in J ])
+ True
+ sage: len( J.random_elements(10) ) == 10
+ True
+
+ """
+ return tuple( self.random_element() for idx in xrange(count) )
+
+