Quaternion matrix algebra extends classical matrix theory into the realm of hypercomplex numbers, enabling elegant representation and manipulation of three-dimensional rotations and rigid-body motions ...

The story of William Rowan Hamilton’s discovery of new four-dimensional numbers called quaternions is familiar. The solution of a problem that had bothered him for years occurred to him in a flash of ...

Over the past 11 years, our national Maths Week has promoted awareness and appreciation of mathematics in the world around us, with hundreds of events held around the country to demonstrate the ...