[boost] Quaternions & Octonions - for novices non-mathematians?

From: Paul A. Bristow (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-07 13:22:19

Ian Stewart, "The Missing Link...", New Scientist p 30, 9 Nov 2002 writes
accessibly about Quaternions & Octonions:

"The octonions started out as mathmetical curiosities, and were almost entirely
ignored for 150 years, but their time has now come"

so that I think these can be regarded as mainstream and entirely suitable for
C++ Standard Library.

Also references for further reading
"The Octonions", John Baez, American Mathemtical Society, vol 39, p 145 (2002)

Paul

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