Abstract
Before we launch into our study of quaternions, we are going to review briefly multiplication for standard number systems to see what we should expect for multiplication in higher dimensions.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2010 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Goldman, R. (2010). A Brief History of Number Systems and Multiplication. In: Rethinking Quaternions. Synthesis Lectures on Computer Graphics and Animation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-79549-7_2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-79549-7_2
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-79548-0
Online ISBN: 978-3-031-79549-7
eBook Packages: Synthesis Collection of Technology (R0)eBColl Synthesis Collection 3