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From: charles@cs.strath.ac.uk (Charles X. Chen)
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Subject: Re: quaternions
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Date: 13 Mar 90 10:04:10 GMT
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eummary: references to quaternion calculus



Doug,



Here are some references you might be interested in reading:


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Shoemake K.
"Quaternion Calculus and fast Animation", Siggraph 87 Course # 10 : "Computer
Animation: 3D Motion specification and Control", pp. 101-121

Shoemake K.
"Animating Rotation with Quaternion Curves"
Computer Graphics, 19(3), pp. 245-254, Proc. Siggraph 85

Pletincks D.
"The Use of Quaternions for Animation, Modelling and Rendering"
New Trends in Computer Graphics, Proc. CG International '88, Springer-Verlag
ISBN 3-540-19328-6



Here are two very old but important ones which I meself would like to find
and read:

Caley A.
"On certain results relating to quaternions"
Philosophical Magazine, 26, 141-145, (1845)

Hamilton W. R.
"On Quaternions: Or on a new system of imaginaries in algebra"
Philosophical Magazine, 25, 10-13 (1844)

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Hope this info is helpful.




Charles X. Chen

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