Ian Stewart, "The Missing Link...", New Scientist p 30, 9 Nov 2002 writes accessibly about Quaternions & Octonions:
"The octonions started out as mathmetical curiosities, and were almost entirely ignored for 150 years, but their time has now come" so that I think these can be regarded as mainstream and entirely suitable for C++ Standard Library. Also references for further reading "The Octonions", John Baez, American Mathemtical Society, vol 39, p 145 (2002) Paul Paul A Bristow, Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8AB UK +44 1539 561830 Mobile +44 7714 33 02 04 Mobile mailto:pabristow@;genie.co.uk mailto:pbristow@;hetp.u-net.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
