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  2. Quaternion - Wikipedia

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    For two elements a 1 + b 1 i + c 1 j + d 1 k and a 2 + b 2 i + c 2 j + d 2 k, their product, called the Hamilton product (a 1 + b 1 i + c 1 j + d 1 k) (a 2 + b 2 i + c 2 j + d 2 k), is determined by the products of the basis elements and the distributive law. The distributive law makes it possible to expand the product so that it is a sum of ...

  3. Quaternions and spatial rotation - Wikipedia

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    Euclidean vectors such as (2, 3, 4) or (a x, a y, a z) can be rewritten as 2 i + 3 j + 4 k or a x i + a y j + a z k, where i, j, k are unit vectors representing the three Cartesian axes (traditionally x, y, z), and also obey the multiplication rules of the fundamental quaternion units by interpreting the Euclidean vector (a x, a y, a z) as the ...

  4. Classical central-force problem - Wikipedia

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    Conversely, if k 2 is less than one, F 2 −F 1 is a positive number; the added inverse-cube force is repulsive. If k is an integer such as 3, the orbit of the second particle is said to be a harmonic of the first particle's orbit; by contrast, if k is the inverse of an integer, such as 1 ⁄ 3, the second orbit is said to be a subharmonic of ...

  5. 3D rotation group - Wikipedia

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    and demand x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠ to find s = ⁠ 1 / 1 + ξ 2 + ... is a unit magnitude vector. Since u is in the null space of A, if one now rotates to a ...

  6. Magnitude (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, the magnitude or size of a mathematical object is a property which determines whether the object is larger or smaller than other objects of the same kind. More formally, an object's magnitude is the displayed result of an ordering (or ranking) of the class of objects to which it belongs.

  7. Vector algebra relations - Wikipedia

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    The following are important identities in vector algebra.Identities that only involve the magnitude of a vector ‖ ‖ and the dot product (scalar product) of two vectors A·B, apply to vectors in any dimension, while identities that use the cross product (vector product) A×B only apply in three dimensions, since the cross product is only defined there.

  8. 9-j symbol - Wikipedia

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    If each 3-jm factor is represented by a vertex and each j by an edge, these 3n-j symbols can be mapped on certain 3-regular graphs with 3n edges and 2n nodes. The 6- j symbol is associated with the K 4 graph on 4 vertices, the 9- j symbol with the utility graph on 6 vertices ( K 3,3 ), and the two distinct (non-isomorphic) 12- j symbols with ...

  9. Unit vector - Wikipedia

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    The notations (î, ĵ, k̂), (x̂ 1, x̂ 2, x̂ 3), (ê x, ê y, ê z), or (ê 1, ê 2, ê 3), with or without hat, are also used, [1] particularly in contexts where i, j, k might lead to confusion with another quantity (for instance with index symbols such as i, j, k, which are used to identify an element of a set or array or sequence of ...