Geometric Algebra
In geometric algebra, the term versor refers to any element q that can be used with the sandwiching product v ↦ qvq−1 to represent a general rotation or reflection, and is not required to have norm 1. This corresponds to the elements of the Clifford group of a geometric algebra. This use of the term was coined by David Hestenes.
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