Commutation principles for optimization problems on spectral sets in Euclidean Jordan algebras

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Abstract: The commutation principle of Ramirez, Seeger, and Sossa proved in the setting of Euclidean Jordan algebras says that when the sum of a real valued function h and a spectral function Phi is minimized/maximized over a spectral set E, any local optimizer a at which h is Fr'{e}chet differentiable operator commutes with the derivative hprime(a). In this paper, assuming the existence of a subgradient in place the derivative (of h), we establish `strong operator commutativity' relations: If a solves the problem undersetEmax,(h+Phi), then a strongly operator commutes with every element in the subdifferential of h at a; If E and h are convex and a solves the problem undersetEmin,h, then a strongly operator commutes with the negative of some element in the subdifferential of h at a. These results improve known (operator) commutativity relations for linear h and for solutions of variational inequality problems. We establish these results via a geometric commutation principle that is valid not only in Euclidean Jordan algebras, but also in the broader setting of FTvN-systems.


This paper is devoted to the extension of the well-known notions being used in finite-dimensional vector spaces' optimization in finite-dimensional algebras' setting. The main idea of the paper is that the behaviour of the elements of some algebra are the same to the ones of real numbers if we consider ``spectral functions. A spectral function is any function whose domain is the eigen-sub-algebra of some algebra and its range is the associated eigen value(s). The elements of an algebra may be not commutative, while the eigenvalues are commutative, since they are actually real numbers. Hence, the entire theory and results of optimization are generalized in such a frame.











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