Quaternions
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Quaternions are a number system that extends complex numbers to four dimensions and is widely used to represent and compute 3D rotations in mathematics, physics, and computer graphics.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| quaternions | 2 |
| Hamilton quaternions over Q | 1 |
| Quaternions canonical | 1 |
| SU(2) is isomorphic to the group of unit quaternions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18628614 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quaternions Context triple: [Lectures on Quaternions, libraryOfCongressSubject, Quaternions]
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A.
Hurwitz quaternions
Hurwitz quaternions are a specific lattice of quaternions with integer and half-integer components that form a maximal order in the quaternion algebra and provide a natural algebraic framework for understanding representations of integers as sums of four squares.
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B.
Lectures on Quaternions
Lectures on Quaternions is a foundational 19th-century mathematical treatise in which William Rowan Hamilton systematically develops and expounds his theory of quaternions.
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C.
Clifford algebra
Clifford algebra is an associative algebraic framework that generalizes complex numbers and quaternions to describe geometric transformations and quadratic forms in various dimensions.
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D.
Penrose spinor calculus
Penrose spinor calculus is a mathematical framework that reformulates tensor calculus and general relativity using two-component spinors to simplify and clarify the geometry of spacetime.
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E.
rotation group SO(3)
The rotation group SO(3) is the group of all rotations in three-dimensional space, represented by 3×3 orthogonal matrices with determinant 1, and plays a central role in classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and geometry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quaternions Target entity description: Quaternions are a number system that extends complex numbers to four dimensions and is widely used to represent and compute 3D rotations in mathematics, physics, and computer graphics.
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A.
Hurwitz quaternions
Hurwitz quaternions are a specific lattice of quaternions with integer and half-integer components that form a maximal order in the quaternion algebra and provide a natural algebraic framework for understanding representations of integers as sums of four squares.
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B.
Lectures on Quaternions
Lectures on Quaternions is a foundational 19th-century mathematical treatise in which William Rowan Hamilton systematically develops and expounds his theory of quaternions.
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C.
Clifford algebra
Clifford algebra is an associative algebraic framework that generalizes complex numbers and quaternions to describe geometric transformations and quadratic forms in various dimensions.
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D.
Penrose spinor calculus
Penrose spinor calculus is a mathematical framework that reformulates tensor calculus and general relativity using two-component spinors to simplify and clarify the geometry of spacetime.
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E.
rotation group SO(3)
The rotation group SO(3) is the group of all rotations in three-dimensional space, represented by 3×3 orthogonal matrices with determinant 1, and plays a central role in classical mechanics, quantum mechanics, and geometry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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special unitary group SU(n)
linked to: Quaternions
linked to: Quaternions
linked to: Quaternions
linked to: Quaternions