eja: add "check" parameter to check if our field is real.

[sage.d.git] / mjo / eja / TODO

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 4. Implement the octonion simple EJA.
 
-5. Factor out the Jordan axiom and norm tests once all of the
-   algebras pass.
+5. Factor out the unit-norm basis (and operator symmetry) tests once
+   all of the algebras pass.
 
-6. Create Element subclasses for the matrix EJAs, and then override
-   their characteristic_polynomial() method to create a new algebra
-   over the rationals (with a non-normalized basis). We can then
-   compute the charpoly quickly by passing the natural representation
-   of the given element into the new algebra and computing its charpoly
-   there. (Relies on the theory to ensure that the charpolys are equal.)
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+6. Implement spectral projector decomposition for EJA operators
+   using jordan_form() or eigenmatrix_right(). I suppose we can
+   ignore the problem of base rings for now and just let it crash
+   if we're not using AA as our base field.
+
+7. Do we really need to orthonormalize the basis in a subalgebra?
+   So long as we can decompose the operator (which is invariant
+   under changes of basis), who cares?