versor of quaternion

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• Versor — Ver sor, n. [NL., fr. L. vertere, versus, to turn. See {Version}.] (Geom.) The turning factor of a quaternion. [1913 Webster] Note: The change of one vector into another is considered in quaternions as made up of two operations; 1st, the rotation …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Versor — In mathematics, a versor is a directed great circle arc that corresponds to a quaternion of norm one. In geometry and physics, a versor is sometimes defined as a unit vector indicating the orientation of a directed axis (such as a Cartesian axis) …   Wikipedia

• Quaternion — Quaternions, in mathematics, are a non commutative extension of complex numbers. They were first described by the Irish mathematician Sir William Rowan Hamilton in 1843 and applied to mechanics in three dimensional space. They find uses in both… …   Wikipedia

• Quaternion — Plaque commémorative de la naissance des quaternions sur le pont de Broom (Dublin). « Ici, le 16 octobre 1843, alors qu il se promenait, Sir William Rowan Hamilton découvrit dans un éclair de génie la formule fondamentale sur la… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Quadrantal versor — Versor Ver sor, n. [NL., fr. L. vertere, versus, to turn. See {Version}.] (Geom.) The turning factor of a quaternion. [1913 Webster] Note: The change of one vector into another is considered in quaternions as made up of two operations; 1st, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The vector of a quaternion — In the 19th century, the vector of a quaternion written Vq was a well defined mathematical entity in the classical quaternion notation system. This article is written using classical nomenclature. In this article the word vector means the… …   Wikipedia

• ℍ — Quaternion Plaque commémorative de la naissance des quaternions sur le pont de Broom (Dublin). « Ici, le 16 octobre 1843, alors qu il se promenait, Sir William Rowan Hamilton découvrit dans un éclair de génie la formule fondamentale sur la… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Classical Hamiltonian quaternions — For the history of quaternions see:history of quaternions For a more general treatment of quaternions see:quaternions William Rowan Hamilton invented quaternions, a mathematical entity in 1843. This article describes Hamilton s original treatment …   Wikipedia

• History of quaternions — This article is an indepth story of the history of quaternions. It tells the story of who and when. To find out what quaternions are see quaternions and to learn about historical quaternion notation of the 19th century see classical quaternions… …   Wikipedia

• Biquaternion — In abstract algebra, the biquaternions are the numbers where w, x, y, and z are complex numbers and the elements of {1, i, j, k} multiply as in the quaternion group. As there are three types of complex number, so there are three types of… …   Wikipedia

• Polar decomposition — In mathematics, particularly in linear algebra and functional analysis, the polar decomposition of a matrix or linear operator is a factorization analogous to the polar form of a nonzero complex number z where r is the absolute value of z (a… …   Wikipedia