Classes (extension)
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Quaternion : Object
Extension
Extensionquaternion number
Source: Quaternion.sc
Description
A class representing quaternion numbers.
Part of MathLib, a diverse library of mathematical functions.
Class Methods
Quaternion.new(a, b, c, d)
Create a new quaternion with the given scalar and vector parts.
Arguments:
| a |
scalar part |
| b |
vector part b |
| c |
vector part c |
| d |
vector part d |
Returns:
a new instance of Quaternion.
Quaternion.rand(min, max)
Create a new quaternion with scalar and vector parts randomly choosen between min and max.
Arguments:
| min |
minimum value |
| max |
maximum value |
Returns:
a new instance of Quaternion.
Inherited class methods
Instance Methods
.a
Return the scalar part.
.b
Return the vector part b.
.c
Return the vector part c.
.d
Return the vector part d.
.coordinates
Return the scalar and vector parts.
.conjugate
Return the conjugate of q is the quaternion
.norm
Return the square root of the product of a quaternion with its conjugate.
.distance(other)
Return the distance between two quaternions.
Inherited instance methods
Undocumented instance methods
*(other)
+(other)
-(other)
/(other)
==(other)
.asQuaternion
.hash
.performBinaryOpOnQuaternion(aSelector, aNumber, adverb)
.performBinaryOpOnSimpleNumber(aSelector, aNumber, adverb)
.reciprocal
.rotate
.tilt
.tumble
Examples
helpfile source: /Library/Application Support/SuperCollider/downloaded-quarks/MathLib/HelpSource/Classes/Quaternion.schelp
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