Mathematica

The Method

14 Aug 2010
Posted by doug

Here is the method:

  1. Ignore all factors of 'i' since quaternions come with i, j, and k pre-installed.
  2. Group 4-vectors together. Examples:
    • (c t, R)
    • (E, P c)
    • (d/dt, c d/dR)
  3. Keep all constants as a check: c, h, G
  4. If possible, make dimensionless
  5. Treat the wave function as quaternion-valued (3 complex numbers that share the same real)