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We propose a novel quaternion product unit (QPU) to represent data on 3D rotation groups. The QPU leverages quaternion algebra and the law of 3D rotation group, representing 3D rotation data as quaternions and merging them via a weighted…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-04-03 Xuan Zhang , Shaofei Qin , Yi Xu , Hongteng Xu

Quaternion symmetry is ubiquitous in the physical sciences. As such, much work has been afforded over the years to the development of efficient schemes to exploit this symmetry using real and complex linear algebra. Recent years have also…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2019-03-14 David Williams-Young , Xiaosong Li

This paper showed that Poisson brackets in quaternion variables can be obtained directly from canonical Poisson brackets on cotangent bundle of $SE(3)$ (or $SO(3)$) endowed by canonical symplectic geometry. Quaternion parameters in our case…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-08-13 Stanislav S. Zub , Sergiy I. Zub

We explain the use of dual quaternions to represent poses, twists, and wrenches.

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-19 Stephen Montgomery-Smith , Cecil Shy

This is part two of a series of four methodological papers on (bi)quaternions and their use in theoretical and mathematical physics: 1- Alphabetical bibliography, 2- Analytical bibliography, 3- Notations and terminology, and 4- Formulas and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-07-06 Andre Gsponer , Jean-Pierre Hurni

This paper shows how to write Maxwell's Equations in Hamilton's Quaternions. The fact that the quaternion product is non-commuting leads to distinct left and right derivatives which must both be included in the theory. A new field component…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Peter Michael Jack

The use of complexified quaternions and $i$-complex geometry in formulating the Dirac equation allows us to give interesting geometric interpretations hidden in the conventional matrix-based approach.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2012-08-27 Stefano De Leo , Waldyr A. Rodrigues,

The algebra of fourvectors is described. The fourvectors are more appropriate than the Hamilton quaternions for its use in Physics and the sciences in general. The fourvectors embrace the 3D vectors in a natural form. It is shown the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-11-22 Diego Saa

The functional space of biquaternions is considered on Minkovskiy space. The scalar-vector biquaternions representation is used which was offered by W. Hamilton for quaternions. With introduction of differential operator - a mutual complex…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-02-05 L. A. Alexeyeva

This work provides explicit characterizations and formulae for the minimal polynomials of a wide variety of structured $4\times 4$ matrices. These include symmetric, Hamiltonian and orthogonal matrices. Applications such as the complete…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-10-12 Viswanath Ramakrishna , Yassmin Ansari , Fred Costa

The spinor representation of spin-1/2 states can equally well be mapped to a single unit quaternion, yielding a new perspective despite the equivalent mathematics. This paper first demonstrates a useable map that allows Bloch-sphere…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 K. B. Wharton , D. Koch

The field of deep learning has seen significant advancement in recent years. However, much of the existing work has been focused on real-valued numbers. Recent work has shown that a deep learning system using the complex numbers can be…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2018-07-31 Chase Gaudet , Anthony Maida

Dual quaternions and dual quaternion matrices have garnered widespread applications in robotic research, and its spectral theory has been extensively studied in recent years. This paper introduces the novel concept of the dual complex…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2024-07-18 Yongjun Chen , Liping Zhang

We discuss the relationship between quaternion algebras and quadratic forms with a focus on computational aspects. Our basic motivating problem is to determine if a given algebra of rank 4 over a commutative ring R embeds in the 2x2-matrix…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2012-05-01 John Voight

Within the framework of exterior algebra, the concept of time-like quaternions has been previously established. This paper advances beyond the existing structure by elucidating the procedure for constructing time-like quaternions with the…

General Physics · Physics 2025-06-18 Ivano Colombaro

The paper aims to adopt the complex quaternion and octonion to formulate the field equations for electromagnetic and gravitational fields. Applying the octonionic representation enables one single definition to combine some physics contents…

General Physics · Physics 2016-10-17 Zi-Hua Weng

A novel approach is introduced for obtaining precise solutions of the pairing Hamiltonian for tetraquarks, which utilizes an algebraic technique in infinite dimensions. The parameters involved in the transition phase are calibrated based on…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-08-16 Amir Jalili , Jorge Segovia , Feng Pan , Yan-An Luo

Quaternion (Q-) mathematics formally contains many fragments of physical laws; in particular, the Hamiltonian for the Pauli equation automatically emerges in a space with Q-metric. The eigenfunction method shows that any Q-unit has an…

General Physics · Physics 2015-03-18 Alexander P. Yefremov

The Hopf fibration is an important object in mathematics and physics. A landmark discovery in topology and a fundamental object in the theory of Lie groups, the Hopf fibration has a wide variety of physical applications including magnetic…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2022-12-06 David W. Lyons

Based on a brief review on developments of number system, a new developed pattern is proposed. The quaternion is extended to a matrix form aI+bC+cB+dA, in which the unit matrix I and three special matrices C,B,A correspond to number 1 and…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2009-06-23 Yi-Fang Chang