Yes but it was a fundamental mathematical achievement to see this equivalence. That knowledge had to emerge, be discovered. This eventually led to the theory of Galois fields.
The connection with rotation emerged naturally from a line of thought that initially had nothing to do with rotations. It was a consequence of a desire to satisfy distributive laws and maintain vector addition.
Connection between seemingly unrelated mathematical fields happen from time to time and those are considered events of surprise, understanding and celebration.
The connection with rotation emerged naturally from a line of thought that initially had nothing to do with rotations. It was a consequence of a desire to satisfy distributive laws and maintain vector addition.
Connection between seemingly unrelated mathematical fields happen from time to time and those are considered events of surprise, understanding and celebration.