Icosian
Specific set of Hamiltonian quaternions with the same symmetry as the 600-cell / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For Hamilton's use of icosian, see icosian game and icosian calculus.
In mathematics, the icosians are a specific set of Hamiltonian quaternions with the same symmetry as the 600-cell. The term can be used to refer to two related, but distinct, concepts:
- The icosian group: a multiplicative group of 120 quaternions, positioned at the vertices of a 600-cell of unit radius. This group is isomorphic to the binary icosahedral group of order 120.
- The icosian ring: all finite sums of the 120 unit icosians.
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