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     Q' = zQz<sup>-1</sup>
     Q' = zQz<sup>-1</sup>


Strangely enough, I tried to multiply a vector by a rotation in LSL, and it always gives the same result as
Strangely enough, I tried to "multiply" a vector by a rotation in LSL, and it always gives the same result as


     Q' = z<sup>-1</sup>Qz
     Q' = z<sup>-1</sup>Qz


Has someone got an explanation for that mistery?
Has someone got an explanation for that mistery?
Catherine Pfeffer, 2007-12-06

Revision as of 03:32, 6 December 2007

This text says that you rotate a vector Q by a rotation z with the formula :

    Q' = zQz-1

Strangely enough, I tried to "multiply" a vector by a rotation in LSL, and it always gives the same result as

   Q' = z-1Qz

Has someone got an explanation for that mistery?

Catherine Pfeffer, 2007-12-06