On the use of quaternions in spherical and positional astronomy

Details On the use of quaternions in spherical and positional astronomy On the use of quaternions in spherical and positional astronomy

Jan 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986aj.....91..177f&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 91, Jan. 1986, p. 177, 178.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

1

Astrometry, Quaternions, Floating Point Arithmetic, Rotating Environments, Trigonometry

Scientific paper

Quaternions can be used advantageously in order to describe rotations in three-dimensional space without having to resort to the juxtaposition of three Eulerian rotations for this movement. As half-angle arguments enter into the formulation of the quaternions, a method is at hand to derive systematically all half-angle formulas of spherical trigonometry. This is achieved in two alternative ways which transfer a tangent vector from one side of the spherical triangle to the opposite vertex. Supplementary to all the half-angle formulas, a set of 12 additional half-angle formulas is derived.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

On the use of quaternions in spherical and positional astronomy does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with On the use of quaternions in spherical and positional astronomy, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and On the use of quaternions in spherical and positional astronomy will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1844075