Category Archives: mathematics

Geometric Algebra (1)

Posted on June 9, 2013 by

Geometric algebra is not to be confused with algebraic geometry. Geometric algebra is also known as Clifford algebra which has many applications in physics and engineering. Algebraic geometry, on the other hand, is a branch of abstract mathematics. Geometric algebra … Continue reading →

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Geometric interpretation of sqrt(-1)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

I wrote a post titled Euler rule is almost mystical where I mentioned the Cotes-Euler identity Euler rule is a special case of the Cotes-Euler identity. represents the rotations of the complex unit vector. This provides a natural interpretation for … Continue reading →

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Biquaternion

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

In the previous post we have seen that a quaternion is defined as where and , , , are real numbers. Biquaternion The biquaternion is a complexified quaternion where , , , are complex numbers. The basis elements , , … Continue reading →

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Quaternion

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Quaternions are 4-dimensional generalizations of complex numbers. It can also be said that the basis elements , , of a quaternion are 3-dimensional generalization of the pure imaginary number . William Rowan Hamilton discovered quaternions in 1843. After many years … Continue reading →

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Mathematical Spirals

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

The equations of the basic spirals are given in polar coordinates. The is the radius and is the angle measured from the positive horizontal axis.The and are constants. Archimedes Spiral http://mathworld.wolfram.com/ArchimedesSpiral.html Fermat Spiral http://mathworld.wolfram.com/FermatsSpiral.html Logarithmic Spiral http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LogarithmicSpiral.html Golden Spiral The … Continue reading →

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Golden Number and Lucas Sequence

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

The golden number is . There is extensive literature on the golden number which is also known as the golden ratio. The exposition in Wolfram Mathworld [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GoldenRatio.html] is excellent. John Baez gave an interesting exposition [http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/week203.html]. Mario Livio’s book “The Golden … Continue reading →

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Phase enables relativity

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

Physicists are experts at assigning new meanings to the terms established in common language. I mentioned the term “dual” or “duality” before. In common language dual means two. In physics dual means equivalent. Physicists use the word “phase” in different … Continue reading →

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Euler rule is almost mystical

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

In his wonderful book “Road to Reality” Roger Penrose mentions that the Euler rule is “almost mystical” because it relates the 5 fundamental numbers 0, 1, i, π and e to each other. The Euler rule is a special case … Continue reading →

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i raised to the power of i

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

Remember the general rule ab  = e(a ln(b)) Using this rule we can compute i raised to the power of i ii = e(i ln(i)) = e(i πi/2) = e(-π/2) = 0.207879576…. remember that ln(1)=0 ln(i)= iπ/2 and

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Zero

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

Symbols for zero appeared in many cultures Before Common Era (BCE). The philosophical conception of zero, however, is usually attributed to the Indian philosophy. The evidence is in the Sanskrit language. The Sanskrit word “shunya” meaning “emptiness” or “void” was … Continue reading →

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Essays by Suresh Emre

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

A new synthesis of Spiritual Philosophy is presented in Definitions and Summary of Soul Monism I volunteer for the Renaissance Universal (RU) movement. A Vision for a Universal Renaissance. The complete list of my articles is given in http://sureshemre.wordpress.com/index/  

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Super Modeler Function

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

Data modeling capabilities of this function is limitless. X is a continous variable. S, R, T are constants. By changing the constants see how the Super Modeler Function is behaving. In the graphs below the horizontal axis is the X … Continue reading →

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