[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Maxwell Presentation/Quaternion Formulation

Dick r.w.wagner at verizon.net
Wed May 11 12:06:25 PDT 2022


Gentlepeople-

Following the excellent presentation by Franklin today, I decided to 
check out the quaternion formulation, if possible, because I had not 
known before that Maxwell presented his analysis of electrodynamics in 
that formulation. (Wikipedia has an excellent summary of quaternion 
notation {apparently established by Hamilton].) During my quest, I found 
the following relatively recent article

https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=102987

which discusses and elaborates on the formulation. In my opinion, the 
article contains interesting speculations (e.g., a scalar 
electromagnetic field which I don't know if Maxwell envisioned) together 
with its analysis.

Good reading!

Dick



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