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Kinda makes me want to go back to college (I'm an EE) just to re-learn all the stuff I remember being so mind bending with this elegant new framework. Also, just so I can be THAT guy who always argues with the professor. Anyone know of any PhD openings that could use a maverick like me? :) (/s kinda)

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going to college won't really help you, I quit college so I can abandon traditional math to completely devote myself to geometric algebra based math, here is my algebra implementation for example:

https://grassmann.crucialflow.com

it isn't taught at universities, it is self taught.. at the university level you are going to be artificially held back more than you would by studying it independently

This cult-like attitude about geometric algebra is something I have never seen in any other (legitimate) field of math. Not sure what to attribute it to, maybe Hestenes being a bit of a crackpot?

Actually, it's not a cult-like attitude but is more of an individualist attitude. In fact, universities are the ones with the cult-like attitude.. so your statement makes no common sense at all. Geometric algebra is just as legitimate as any branch of mathematics.. Hestenes is not a crackpot, he is responsible for continuing the legacy of geometric algebra and passing it onto several other researchers.

I was in this very situation, thinking I want more than "just" EE. Applied for a PhD position in a branch where mostly mathematicians work, could not be happier with the decision.

Do it. Scratch that itch while you still can.

What steps did you take to go from industry back into academia?

Sorry if my comment implied that I had left academia. I simply decided to not go into industry as an electrical engineer but pursue a PhD in a non-related, more math-heavy subject.