Fundamental Representations and Algebraic Properties of Biquaternions or Complexified Quaternions

Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 607-636

  Sangwine, Stephen J ^a   Ell, Todd A ^b   Le Bihan, Nicolas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b GIPSA Lab Département Images et Signal Domaine Universitaire ^*  (United States)

^c GIPSA LAB   (France)

Author keywords

biquaternion; Quaternion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960975520     PISSN: 01887009     EISSN: 16614909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00006-010-0263-3     Document Type: Article

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