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Euler-Rodrigues parameters
In mathematics, Euler-Rodrigues parameters, also called just Euler parameters, are four numbers a, b, c, d such that
- a2+b2+c2+d2=1.
These parameterize the Lie group SU(2) via the expression
.
They are nowadays more commonly called unit quaternions (i.e. quaternions of length 1).
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