Differential Geometry Using Quaternions
This paper establishes the basis of the quaternionic differential geometry (HDG) initiated in a previous article. The usual concepts of curves and surfaces are generalized to quaternionic constraints, as well as the curvature and torsion concepts, differential forms, directional derivatives and the structural equations. The analogy between the quaternionic and the real geometries were obtained using a matrix representation of quaternions. The results evidences the quaternionic formalism as a suitable language to differential geometry that can be useful in various directions of future investigation.
Authors
- Sergio Giardino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3771-6371)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Electronic Journal of Geometry
- Published
- 2024-10-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36890/iejg.1362006
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Algebraic and Geometric Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.85
Funders
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul