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 | | Geometric algebra is a (Click link for more info and facts about Clifford algebra) Clifford algebra given a geometric interpretation which makes it useful in an exceptionally wide range of physics problems, particularly those that involve rotations, phases or imaginary numbers. |
 | | It is to be noted that in geometric algebra in all its generality there is no restriction whatsoever on the value of the scalar, it can very well be negative, even zero (in that case, the possibility of an inner product is ruled out if you require). |
 | | Relevant is the distinction between axial and polar vectors in vector algebra, which is natural in geometric algebra as the mere distinction between vectors and bivectors (elements of grade two). |
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