Geometric roots of -1 in Clifford algebras C _p,q with p + q 4

Matrices over special rings (quaternions, finite fields, etc.) (15B33) Fourier and Fourier-Stieltjes transforms and other transforms of Fourier type (42A38) Functions of hypercomplex variables and generalized variables (30G35) Quadratic spaces; Clifford algebras (11E88) Clifford algebras, spinors (15A66)

Abstract: It is known that Clifford (geometric) algebra offers a geometric interpretation for square roots of -1 in the form of blades that square to minus 1. This extends to a geometric interpretation of quaternions as the side face bivectors of a unit cube. Research has been done [S. J. Sangwine, Biquaternion (Complexified Quaternion) Roots of -1, Adv. Appl. Cliford Alg. 16(1), pp. 63-68, 2006.] on the biquaternion roots of -1, abandoning the restriction to blades. Biquaternions are isomorphic to the Clifford (geometric) algebra

C l_{3}

of

R^{3}

. All these roots of -1 find immediate applications in the construction of new types of geometric Clifford Fourier transformations. We now extend this research to general algebras

C l_{p, q}

. We fully derive the geometric roots of -1 for the Clifford (geometric) algebras with

p + q l e q 4

.

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