On the Rotation of a Vector Field in a Four-Dimensional Space ()
Abstract
Recently I published a
paper in the journal ALAMT (Advances in
Linear Algebra & Matrix Theory) and explored the possibility of
obtaining products of vectors in dimensions higher than three [1]. In
continuation to this work, it is proposed to develop, through dimensional
analogy, a vector field with notation and properties analogous to the curl, in
this case applied to the space IR4.
One can see how the similarities are obvious in relation to the algebraic properties and the geometric structures,
if the rotations are compared in spaces of three and four dimensions.
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L. Moreira, "On the Rotation of a Vector Field in a Four-Dimensional Space,"
Applied Mathematics, Vol. 5 No. 1, 2014, pp. 128-136. doi:
10.4236/am.2014.51015.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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L. Simal Moreira, “Geometric Analogy and Products of Vectors in n Dimensions,” Advances in Linear Algebra & Matrix Theory, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2013, pp. 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/alamt.2013.31001
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F. N. Cole, “On Rotations in Space of Four Dimensions,” American Journal of Mathematics, Vol. 12, No. 2, 1890, pp. 191-210. http://www.jstor.org/stable2369715
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H. P. Manning, “Geometry of Four Dimensions,” Dover Publications, Mineola, 1956.
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