A Statistical Model for Euclidean Jordan Algebras

We give a review of the basic structure theory of Euclidean Jordan algebras and their relation to symmetric cones. We then describe the lattice conditional independence model on the symmetric cone of a Euclidean Jordan algebra.

The paper will appear in the Proceedings of the Conference on Jordan Structures, Malaga, June 1997.

E. Neher <neher@uottawa.ca>