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William Rowan Hamilton, the Irish Genius came up with the concepts of Scalar and Vector in 1843 when he created Quaternions, a four dimensional number. A quaternion consists of one scalar and three vectors, Q= r + Ix + jy + Kz where (r,x, y and z) are real numbers or Scalars and (I, J and K) are Vector numbers.
Unlike Scalars, Vector numbers squared are Negative: I^2=J^2=K^2=IJK= - 1.
Quaternions are the only numbers that form an Associative Division Algebra, in other words the only numbers where you can uniquely solve Algebraic Equations like Ax =b .
Real numbers and Complex numbers are subsets of Quaternions.
Quaternions were "famous" for their non-commutative property of vectors IJ =-JI.
Quantum Physics uses Quaternions non-commutativity.
Physicists should always distinguish Scalars from Vectors and learn about Hamilton's Quaternions.
Newton's Law of Gravitationa Energy E= -mu/r neglects the vector energy mcV of gravity.
The proper Law of Gravitational Energy is Quaternion E= -mu/r + mcV .
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