The Fall and Resurrection of 4D Numbers

Sat 1 October
4:00pm
Venue: Ring
Event [36]

Debates

The Fall and Resurrection of 4D Numbers

Peter Woit.

Strange, long-forgotten numbers called quaternions are undergoing a revival in computer graphics, math, and physics. Join Peter Woit to explore the rise, fall, and miraculous resurrection of the four-dimensional numbers that led to modern algebra and are now radically changing the lanscape of physics.

"Powerfully persuasive" - The Sunday Time

Sign up to our newsletter

Europe’s answer to TED

Total Politics

Press