Pseudo-scalar product
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
skew product, , of non-zero vectors and
The product of their moduli by the sine of the angle of positive (anti-clockwise) rotation from to :
If and (or) , then the pseudo-scalar product is assumed to be zero.
See Vector algebra.
Comments
The pseudo-scalar product of two vectors gives the length of the vector product of these two vectors.
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Pseudo-scalar product. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Pseudo-scalar_product&oldid=11284
Pseudo-scalar product. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Pseudo-scalar_product&oldid=11284
This article was adapted from an original article by A.B. Ivanov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article