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The [[Inner product|inner product]] of the vector <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/m/m064/m064240/m0642405.png" /> by the [[Vector product|vector product]] of <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/m/m064/m064240/m0642406.png" /> and <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/m/m064/m064240/m0642407.png" />:
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''of vectors $\mathbf{a},\mathbf{b},\mathbf{c}$''
  
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The [[inner product]] of the vector $\mathbf{a}$ by the [[vector product]] of $\mathbf{b}$ and $\mathbf{c}$:
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[\mathbf{a},\mathbf{b},\mathbf{c}] = \mathbf{a} \times (\mathbf{b} \cdot \mathbf{c})
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See [[Vector algebra|Vector algebra]].
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See [[Vector algebra]].
  
 
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The phrase scalar triple product also occurs instead of mixed product.
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The phrase '''scalar triple product''' also occurs instead of mixed product.

Latest revision as of 08:09, 14 January 2018

2020 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 15A72 [MSN][ZBL]

of vectors $\mathbf{a},\mathbf{b},\mathbf{c}$

The inner product of the vector $\mathbf{a}$ by the vector product of $\mathbf{b}$ and $\mathbf{c}$: $$ [\mathbf{a},\mathbf{b},\mathbf{c}] = \mathbf{a} \times (\mathbf{b} \cdot \mathbf{c}) $$

See Vector algebra.

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The phrase scalar triple product also occurs instead of mixed product.

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