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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are quaternions and octonions actually USED for anything, or are they just a thought experiment?

OpenStudy (jamesj):

There was a great hope quaternions would be useful in modern physics. But it turns out they haven't. To my knowledge, there is no working theory in which quaternions or octernions play a central role.

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