Hamilton quaternion algebra

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:algebra
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs quaternion algebra
gptkbp:application gptkb:theoretical_physics
control theory
robotics
3D computer graphics
gptkbp:associative true
gptkbp:basisFor 1
i
k
j
gptkbp:centralTo real numbers
gptkbp:conjugate a - bi - cj - dk
gptkbp:dimensions 4
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Rowan_Hamilton
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1843
gptkbp:divisionAlgebra true
gptkbp:field real numbers
gptkbp:form a + bi + cj + dk
gptkbp:generalizes complex numbers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hamilton quaternion algebra
gptkbp:multiplicationRule i^2 = j^2 = k^2 = ijk = -1
gptkbp:noncommutative true
gptkbp:norm a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + d^2
gptkbp:usedFor representing rotations in 3D space
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lipschitz_quaternion_order
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7