Tag: 360-Degrees

360 Degrees is Not a Full Turn: A Ribbon, a Doll and the Mysterious, Wondrous Spinors and Quaternions

Part 1: Spinors came to mathematical physics as quite a shock, and revived interest in Hamilton's four dimensional numbers, Quaternions, a century after the latter's discovery. To really understand their mystery and beauty, all you need is a doll and a ribbon. Amber the Doll and her twirling...