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Re:Clifford Algebra: A visual introduction (2014) by TTPrograms on Friday June 19, 2015 @10:07PM (#9748677)
I've been exposed to geometric algebra a few times, but for me to be motivated to dig into it I would need to see a few examples of how it can drastically simplify certain calculations. Otherwise there's just so much math out there to learn with more common direct applications that it's hard to justify the effort.

For example, is there a way to use geometric algebra to better handle tensor manipulation (decomposition etc.)? That all gets pretty messy once you leave matrices and vectors.

Re:Clifford Algebra: A visual introduction (2014) by DougMerritt on Friday June 19, 2015 @10:37PM (#9748728)
You could say "Convince me" about any branch of mathematics.

But IMHO this is different.

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?GeometricAlgebra

Re:Clifford Algebra: A visual introduction (2014) by MaysonL on Saturday June 20, 2015 @04:21AM (#9749359)
I just posted Hestenes Oersted lecture 2002 to HN:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9749356

Re:Clifford Algebra: A visual introduction (2014) by TTPrograms on Saturday June 20, 2015 @10:41AM (#9750074)
You SHOULD say "Convince me" about any branch of mathematics. There's more things to study than time in a lifetime allows.