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mind game
Oct2-05, 01:57 AM
what constraints must the elements of three dimensional rotation matrix satisfy in order to preserve length of vector A

robphy
Oct2-05, 10:47 AM
Here's a start:
your question expressed symbolically...
{\vec A'}^\top\vec A'=(R\vec A)^\top(R\vec A)=\vec A^\top\vec A

So, what must R satisfy? Can you do matrix algebra?