eja: make an inverse() test work in trivial algebras.

[sage.d.git] / mjo / eja / eja_element.py

diff --git a/mjo/eja/eja_element.py b/mjo/eja/eja_element.py
index 0953b2f27d67d059e88588fc9adb1f3081fdecc6..de12bb10604094e9b90ffb89a335514c4811d2aa 100644 (file)
--- a/mjo/eja/eja_element.py
+++ b/mjo/eja/eja_element.py
@@ -438,11 +438,11 @@ class FiniteDimensionalEuclideanJordanAlgebraElement(IndexedFreeModuleElement):
             sage: while not x.is_invertible():
             ....:     x = J.random_element()
             sage: x_vec = x.to_vector()
-            sage: x0 = x_vec[0]
+            sage: x0 = x_vec[:1]
             sage: x_bar = x_vec[1:]
-            sage: coeff = ~(x0^2 - x_bar.inner_product(x_bar))
-            sage: inv_vec = x_vec.parent()([x0] + (-x_bar).list())
-            sage: x_inverse = coeff*inv_vec
+            sage: coeff = x0.inner_product(x0) - x_bar.inner_product(x_bar)
+            sage: x_inverse = x_vec.parent()(x0.list() + (-x_bar).list())
+            sage: if not coeff.is_zero(): x_inverse = x_inverse/coeff
             sage: x.inverse() == J.from_vector(x_inverse)
             True
 
@@ -875,13 +875,18 @@ class FiniteDimensionalEuclideanJordanAlgebraElement(IndexedFreeModuleElement):
         TESTS:
 
         The minimal polynomial of the identity and zero elements are
-        always the same::
+        always the same, except in trivial algebras where the minimal
+        polynomial of the unit/zero element is ``1``::
 
             sage: set_random_seed()
-            sage: J = random_eja(nontrivial=True)
-            sage: J.one().minimal_polynomial()
+            sage: J = random_eja()
+            sage: mu = J.one().minimal_polynomial()
+            sage: t = mu.parent().gen()
+            sage: mu + int(J.is_trivial())*(t-2)
             t - 1
-            sage: J.zero().minimal_polynomial()
+            sage: mu = J.zero().minimal_polynomial()
+            sage: t = mu.parent().gen()
+            sage: mu + int(J.is_trivial())*(t-1)
             t
 
         The degree of an element is (by one definition) the degree
@@ -1318,12 +1323,13 @@ class FiniteDimensionalEuclideanJordanAlgebraElement(IndexedFreeModuleElement):
         TESTS:
 
         Ensure that we can find an idempotent in a non-trivial algebra
-        where there are non-nilpotent elements::
+        where there are non-nilpotent elements, or that we get the dumb
+        solution in the trivial algebra::
 
             sage: set_random_seed()
-            sage: J = random_eja(nontrivial=True)
+            sage: J = random_eja()
             sage: x = J.random_element()
-            sage: while x.is_nilpotent():
+            sage: while x.is_nilpotent() and not J.is_trivial():
             ....:     x = J.random_element()
             sage: c = x.subalgebra_idempotent()
             sage: c^2 == c