Michael Moroney wrote:
> On 8/19/2022 2:49 PM,
mitchr...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Math got one thing right... how it correctly named the imaginary..
>> Mitchell Raemsch
>
> Roy, I already know you're too afraid to Google anything, but I will
> warn you anyway. Never Ever EVER google "quaternion". NEVER. A number
> system which has THREE imaginary components, not just one, will just
> melt down your poor little mind. And if you do, and somehow survive, do
> NOT google "biquaternion", quaternions with complex indexes! It will
> just BLOW your MIND! 🤯
nothing to do with "imaginary".
Tensor and Versor of a Quaternion
Versor operator applies VERSION to a vector
(Changes vector’s orientation)
Tensor operator applies TENSION to a vector
(Stretches the vector and change its length)
References
[1] W.R. Hamilton. Elements of Quaternions, volume I. Chelsea
Publishing Company, third edition, 1969. The original was published
in 1866.
[2] C.J. Joly. A Manual of Quaternions. MacMillan and Co., Li 1905
einstine knew nothing about.