Hamiltonian quaternions

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:algebra
gptkb:division
non-commutative algebra
gptkbp:application gptkb:navigation
gptkb:signal_processing
quantum mechanics
robotics
attitude control
quaternionic analysis
spatial rotations
gptkbp:automorphismGroup gptkb:SO(3)
gptkbp:basisFor 1
i
k
j
gptkbp:category hypercomplex numbers
gptkbp:centralTo real numbers
gptkbp:conjugate a - bi - cj - dk
gptkbp:designer conjugate divided by norm squared
gptkbp:dimensions 4
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Rowan_Hamilton
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1843
gptkbp:field real numbers
gptkbp:form a + bi + cj + dk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hamiltonian quaternions
gptkbp:multiplicationRule i^2 = j^2 = k^2 = ijk = -1
ij = k
ik = -j
ji = -k
jk = i
ki = j
kj = -i
gptkbp:norm sqrt(a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + d^2)
gptkbp:notation H
gptkbp:property associative
skew field
normed division algebra
non-commutative
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:quaternion_group
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:octonions
gptkb:Clifford_algebras
complex numbers
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:ℍ
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:theoretical_physics
computer graphics
control theory
3D rotations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lipschitz_quaternion
gptkb:icosian_ring
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7