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.

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International Electronic Journal of Geometry
Published
2024-10-06
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https://doi.org/10.36890/iejg.1362006
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6
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Algebraic and Geometric Analysis
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5.85

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Differential Geometry Using Quaternions

Sergio Giardino
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International Electronic Journal of Geometry
Algebraic and Geometric Analysis
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Differential Geometry Using Quaternions

Sergio Giardino
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Abstract

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.

International Electronic Journal of GeometryVol. 17(2)
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
Openalex Percentile: Top 3%
Algebraic and Geometric Analysis
5.85
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