Rotations, Quaternions, and Double Groups

By Simon L. Altmann

Book Overview

This text presents a consistent description of the geometric and quaternionic treatment of rotation operators. Covers the fundamentals of symmetries, matrices, and groups and presents a primer on rotations and rotation matrices. Also explores rotations and angular momentum, tensor bases, the bilinear transformation, projective representations, more. Includes problems with solutions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486445186
• ISBN13: 9780486445182
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 8.6"