Mukunda, N. ; Chaturvedi, S. ; Simon, R. (2010) Hamilton's theory of turns revisited Pramana - Journal of Physics, 74 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 0304-4289
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Abstract
We present a new approach to Hamilton's theory of turns for the groups SO(3) and SU(2) which renders their properties, in particular their composition law, nearly trivial and immediately evident upon inspection. We show that the entire construction can be based on binary rotations rather than mirror reflections.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Turns; Groups SO(3) and SU(2); Composition Law for Turns; Rotations; Reflections; Binary Rotations |
| ID Code: | 6989 |
| Deposited On: | 26 Oct 2010 04:44 |
| Last Modified: | 16 May 2016 17:14 |
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