+ def _is_commutative(self):
+ r"""
+ Whether or not this algebra's multiplication table is commutative.
+
+ This method should of course always return ``True``, unless
+ this algebra was constructed with ``check_axioms=False`` and
+ passed an invalid multiplication table.
+ """
+ return all( self.product_on_basis(i,j) == self.product_on_basis(i,j)
+ for i in range(self.dimension())
+ for j in range(self.dimension()) )
+
+ def _is_jordanian(self):
+ r"""
+ Whether or not this algebra's multiplication table respects the
+ Jordan identity `(x^{2})(xy) = x(x^{2}y)`.
+
+ We only check one arrangement of `x` and `y`, so for a
+ ``True`` result to be truly true, you should also check
+ :meth:`_is_commutative`. This method should of course always
+ return ``True``, unless this algebra was constructed with
+ ``check_axioms=False`` and passed an invalid multiplication table.
+ """
+ return all( (self.monomial(i)**2)*(self.monomial(i)*self.monomial(j))
+ ==
+ (self.monomial(i))*((self.monomial(i)**2)*self.monomial(j))
+ for i in range(self.dimension())
+ for j in range(self.dimension()) )
+
+ def _inner_product_is_associative(self):
+ r"""
+ Return whether or not this algebra's inner product `B` is
+ associative; that is, whether or not `B(xy,z) = B(x,yz)`.
+
+ This method should of course always return ``True``, unless
+ this algebra was constructed with ``check_axioms=False`` and
+ passed an invalid multiplication table.
+ """
+
+ # Used to check whether or not something is zero in an inexact
+ # ring. This number is sufficient to allow the construction of
+ # QuaternionHermitianEJA(2, RDF) with check_axioms=True.
+ epsilon = 1e-16
+
+ for i in range(self.dimension()):
+ for j in range(self.dimension()):
+ for k in range(self.dimension()):
+ x = self.monomial(i)
+ y = self.monomial(j)
+ z = self.monomial(k)
+ diff = (x*y).inner_product(z) - x.inner_product(y*z)
+
+ if self.base_ring().is_exact():
+ if diff != 0:
+ return False
+ else:
+ if diff.abs() > epsilon:
+ return False
+
+ return True
+