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physics.hist-ph2015★ 23 cited
The vector algebra war: a historical perspective
James M. Chappell, Azhar Iqbal, John G. Hartnett +1
There are a wide variety of different vector formalisms currently utilized in engineering and physics. For example, Gibbs' three-vectors, Minkowski four-vectors, complex spinors in…
physics.hist-ph2011★ 6 cited
Geometric Algebra: A natural representation of three-space
James M. Chappell, Azhar Iqbal, Derek Abbott
Historically, there have been many attempts to produce an appropriate mathematical formalism for modeling the nature of physical space, such as Euclid's geometry, Descartes' system…