Quaternions for Computer Graphics

• Main Author: Vince, John (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2011.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Arithmetic and logic units, Computer.; Mathematical logic.; Computer science > Mathematics.; Computer Science.; Arithmetic and Logic Structures.; Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages.; Mathematics of Computing.; Math Applications in Computer Science.

Sir William Rowan Hamilton was a genius, and will be remembered for his significant contributions to physics and mathematics. The Hamiltonian, which is used in quantum physics to describe the total energy of a system, would have been a major achievement for anyone, but Hamilton also invented quatern...