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Is this interesting primarily because of the noted correspondence with octonions?
by ngvrnd 8y ago
Is this interesting primarily because of the noted correspondence with octonions?
- HelloNurse 8y agoIt's a very notable algebraic structure because it "works" only in a specific number of dimensions instead of belonging to an infinite family, but it doesn't mean that it is more useful for practical or theoretical purposes than boring wedge products. For starters, you'd need a specifically 7-dimensional problem to solve; the 3-dimensional cross product is much easier to "sell".