Generalized de Moivre's theorem, quaternions, and Lorentz transformations on a Minkowski space (Q1308432)
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Generalized de Moivre's theorem, quaternions, and Lorentz transformations on a Minkowski space (English)
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12 December 1993
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A generalized De Moivre formula is got and used to find the structure of the Minkowski space of quaternion-like operators. The automorphisms of this space are shown to be Lorentz transformations. Rotations in a Minkowski space are shown to depend only on the linear algebra of the linear transformations or operators of a two-dimensional unitary space.
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De Moivre formula
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Minkowski space
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quaternion-like operators
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Lorentz transformations
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unitary space
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