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1 @c Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton
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2 @c This is part of the Octave manual.
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3 @c For copying conditions, see the file gpl.texi.
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5 @node Quaternions
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6 @chapter Quaternions
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8 Quaternions are hypercomplex numbers used to represent spatial
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9 rotations in three dimensions. This set of routines provides a useful
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10 basis for working with quaternions in Octave. A tutorial is in the
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11 Octave source, scripts/quaternion/quaternion.ps.
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13 These functions were written by A. S. Hodel, Associate Professor,
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14 Auburn University.
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16 @DOCSTRING(quaternion)
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18 @DOCSTRING(qconj)
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20 @DOCSTRING(qderiv)
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22 @DOCSTRING(qderivmat)
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24 @DOCSTRING(qinv)
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26 @DOCSTRING(qmult)
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28 @DOCSTRING(qtrans)
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30 @DOCSTRING(qtransv)
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32 @DOCSTRING(qtransvmat)
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34 @DOCSTRING(qcoordinate_plot)