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In matrix theory, Fu and Markham showed using majorization technique that if a Hermitian matrix satisfies certain conditions, then the matrix must be block-diagonal. In this paper, we extend this result to the setting of simple Euclidean Jordan algebras by using the Cauchy interlacing theorem and the Schur complement Cauchy interlacing theorem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A real n × n matrix M is said to be a P -matrix if all its principal minors are positive. In a recent paper Chua and Yi [2] described this property in terms of norm: There exists a γ > 0 such that for all nonnegative diagonal matrices D and vectors x , ‖ M x + D x ‖ ≥ γ ‖ x ‖ . In this paper, we introduce a block version of this property for a linear transformation defined on a product of normed or inner product spaces. In addition to relating this to (real) positive stability and positive principal minor properties, we study the invariance of this property by principal subtransformations and Schur complements. We also specialize this property to Z -transformations and to Euclidean Jordan algebras. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]