Commutation principles in Euclidean Jordan algebras and normal decomposition systems

Abstract

The commutation principle of Ramirez, Seeger, and Sossa \cite{ramirez-seeger-sossa} proved in the setting of Euclidean Jordan algebras says that when the sum of a Fréchet differentiable function $\Theta (x)$ and a spectral function $F(x)$ is minimized over a spectral set $\Omega$, any local minimizer $a$ operator commutes with the Fréchet derivative ${\Theta }^{\prime }(a)$. In this paper, we extend this result to sets and functions which are (just) invariant under algebra automorphisms. We also consider a similar principle in the setting of normal decomposition systems.

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