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Quaternions ​

H\mathbb{H}, the quaternions — which IS Cl(0,2)\mathrm{Cl}(0,2): two anticommuting generators squaring to −1-1, with k=f1f2k = f_1f_2 as the third unit.

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QuaternionsH\mathbb{H}
\mathbb{H}the same algebra, written as a set
Typed signatures
TypePackageApplies
untypedhypercomplexalways

Domain: Hypercomplex algebra

Details
  • i=f1i = f_1, j=f2j = f_2, k=f1f2k = f_1f_2, and i2=j2=k2=ijk=−1i^2 = j^2 = k^2 = ijk = -1
  • Multiplication is NOT commutative: juxtaposition keeps the order, but an explicit ×\times does not -- use NonCommutativeMultiply (or ⊗\otimes) there
  • Usable as a set: f1f2∈Hf_1f_2 \in \mathbb{H} is true, f3∈Hf_3 \in \mathbb{H} is false
  • The other named algebras are BicomplexNumbers, TricomplexNumbers, SplitComplexNumbers and DualNumbers

Examples

Basic #

ijk=−1ijk = -1

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InNonCommutativeMultiply(f1,f2,f1f2)\mathrm{NonCommutativeMultiply}(f_1, f_2, f_1f_2)Out−1-1
Properties #

k∈Hk \in \mathbb{H}

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Inf1f2∈Quaternionsf_1f_2∈\mathrm{Quaternions}OutTrue\mathrm{True}

a multicomplex unit is not a quaternion

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Ini1∈Quaternionsi_1∈\mathrm{Quaternions}OutFalse\mathrm{False}
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See also: Basis, NonCommutativeMultiply, AlgebraSignature