THE QUATERNIONS NUMBERS AND VECTOR ALGEBRA
Abstract
This article is intended to present the quaternions numbers together with the properties of this algebra: associativity, conjugation, division and identitity of four squares. Finally, we will present the connection of quaternions numbers with vector algebra.
Author Biographies
Master in Mathematics from the Federal University of Ceará.
Master in Mathematics from the Federal University of Ceará.
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