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Building an Orthonormal Basis from a Unit Vector

John F. Hughes, Tomas Möller

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We show how to easily create a right-handed orthonormal basis, given a unit vector, in 2−, 3−, and 4-space.

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We show how to easily create a right-handed orthonormal basis, given a unit vector, in 2−, 3−, and 4-space.

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We show how to easily create a right-handed orthonormal basis, given a unit vector, in 2−, 3−, and 4-space.

Key concepts: Orthonormal basis, Basis (linear algebra), Orthonormality, Unit vector, Unit (ring theory), Vector (molecular biology), Vector space, Space (punctuation)

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