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I thought that algebraic geometry was really cool when I first encountered it. But people with a lot of experience insist that for computational processes it i
by ncmncm 4y ago
I thought that algebraic geometry was really cool when I first encountered it. But people with a lot of experience insist that for computational processes it is slower than more familiar methods.
So it is convenient and intuitive for one-off transformations, but not preferred in computational kernels. I see room for both, and for quaternions, which I gather are also a bit slower.
- scentoni 4y agoI think you’re confusing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_geometry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_geometry with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_algebra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_algebra which is a type of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_algebra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_algebra and a generalization of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaternion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaternion
- ncmncm 4y agoI am indeed.
- aaaaaaaaaaab 4y agoGeometric algebra is not the same as algebraic geometry.
- auggierose 4y agoThe article mentions Clifford algebras, so while not the same, it is certainly related.