Physi

al Appli ations of
Geometri Algebra
Formula Sheet
Geometri Produ t
ab = a
b + a ^ b
ba = a
b a ^ b
a
Ar = 12 (aAr ( 1)r Ar a)
a ^ Ar = 21 (aAr + ( 1)r Ar a)

Multive tors
A = hAi0 + hAi1 +


=
r hAir
Ar Bs = hAr Bs ijr sj + hAr Bs ijr sj+2 +


+ hAr Bs ir+s
Ar
Bs = hAr Bs ijr sj
Ar
 = 0 for s alar 
Ar ^ Bs = hAr Bs ir+s
hAB i = hBAi
Ar
(Bs
Ct ) = (Ar ^ Bs )
Ct r + s  t and r; s > 0
Ar
(Bs
Ct ) = (Ar
Bs )
Ct r + t  s
A  (B  C ) + C  (A  B ) + B  (C  A) = 0
Frequently Used. a; b; ; d ve tors, B bive tor.
a
(b ^ ) = a
b a
b
(a ^ b)
( ^ d) = a
d b
a
b
d
a
(b
B ) = (a ^ b)
B
(a ^ b)  ( ^ d) = b
a ^ d a
b ^ d + a
d b ^
(a ^ b)  B = (a
B ) ^ b + a ^ (b
B )
Bive tors.
BC = B
C + B  C + B ^ C
CB = B
C B  C + B ^ C
B  Ar = hB  Ar ir
B  (M N ) = B  M N + M B  N

8M; N

^

b da

Pseudos alar
Ar
(Bs I ) = Ar ^ Bs I
Ar ^ (Bs I ) = Ar
Bs I

r+s
r
s

n

Re e tions and Rotations

Ar 7! ( 1)r nAr n
~
Ar 7! RAr R
R = e B=2 = kl


mn
~ = RR
~ =1
RR
Linear Algebra

(a ^ b ^


^ ) = f (a) ^ f (b) ^


^ f ( )
f (I ) = det(f ) I
f (b) = ek f (ek )
b = a f (a)
b
f (Ar )
Bs = f [Ar

f (Bs )
rs
A r

f (Bs ) = 
f [f (Ar )
Bs
rs
1
1
1

f
(A) = det(f ) I f (I A)
1
f (A) = det(f ) 1I f (I 1A)
f

Frames and ontra tions

ei
ej = ji
ek = ( 1)k+1 e1 ^ : : : ^ ek ^


^ en En 1
En = e1 ^ e2 ^


^ en
ek ek
Ar = a a
Ar = rAr
ek ek ^ Ar = a a ^ Ar = (n r )Ar
ek Ar ek = _a Ar a_ = ( 1)r (n 2r )Ar
Geometri Cal ulus

r(AB ) = rAB + r_ AB_

r^r = 0
r(x
a) = a
rx2 = 2x