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Septimra
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These are the notations of quaternions that i have seen:
q = s + v
q = (s, v)
q = s + ai + bj + ck
where s, a, b, & c are members of the reals
but why not use the notation of:
q = (s, a, b, c)
isn't it the same as the 2nd notation except it is clearer? So why does it take a quaternion to be defined as a 2-tuple over C2 before that notation is possible?
q = s + v
q = (s, v)
q = s + ai + bj + ck
where s, a, b, & c are members of the reals
but why not use the notation of:
q = (s, a, b, c)
isn't it the same as the 2nd notation except it is clearer? So why does it take a quaternion to be defined as a 2-tuple over C2 before that notation is possible?