Quaternions and the heuristic role of mathematical structures in physics
| dc.creator | Anderson, Ronald | |
| dc.creator | Joshi, Girish C. | |
| dc.date | 1992-08-11 | |
| dc.date | 1992-09-04 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T08:59:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T08:59:45Z | |
| dc.description | One of the important ways development takes place in mathematics is via a process of generalization. On the basis of a recent characterization of this process we propose a principle that generalizations of mathematical structures that are already part of successful physical theories serve as good guides for the development of new physical theories. The principle is a more formal presentation and extension of a position stated earlier this century by Dirac. Quaternions form an excellent example of such a generalization, and we consider a number of the ways in which their use in physical theories illustrates this principle. | |
| dc.description | 39 pages, LaTeX, UM-P-92/61 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9208222 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9208222 | |
| dc.identifier | Phys.Essays 6 (1993) 308-319 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/147830 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology | |
| dc.title | Quaternions and the heuristic role of mathematical structures in physics | |
| dc.type | text |