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Some aspects of Clifford Algebra are presented in the context of rigid body mechanics. Multivectors are discussed together with their inner, outer and geometric products. Their role in representing concepts from screw theory in naturally geometrical terms is briefly explored.
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Rooney, J. (2009). Aspects of Clifford Algebra for Screw Theory. In: Kecskeméthy, A., Müller, A. (eds) Computational Kinematics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01947-0_24
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