MathLib/Classes (extension)
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Quaternion
Extension
Extensionquaternion number
Description
A class representing quaternion numbers.
Part of MathLib, a diverse library of mathematical functions.
Class Methods
.new
Create a new quaternion with the given scalar and vector parts.
Arguments:
| a |
scalar part |
| b |
vector part b |
| c |
vector part c |
| d |
vector part d |
Returns:
a new instance of Quaternion.
.rand
Create a new quaternion with scalar and vector parts randomly choosen between min and max.
Arguments:
| min |
minimum value |
| max |
maximum value |
Returns:
a new instance of Quaternion.
Instance Methods
.a
Return the scalar part.
.b
Return the vector part b.
.c
Return the vector part c.
.d
Return the vector part d.
.coordinates
Return the scalar and vector parts.
.conjugate
Return the conjugate of q is the quaternion
.norm
Return the square root of the product of a quaternion with its conjugate.
.distance
Return the distance between two quaternions.