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单词 scalar product
释义
scalar product

Physics
  • The product of two vectors U and V, with components U1, U2, U3 and V1, V2, V3, respectively, given by:

    U.V=U1V1+U2V2U3V3

    It can also be written as UVcosθ‎, where U and V are the lengths of U and V, respectively, and θ‎ is the angle between them. Compare vector product.

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    Scalar product.


Mathematics
  • The Euclidean inner product. For vectors u and v in ℝ3, the scalar product is defined by

    u·v=u1v1+u2v2+u3v3,

    and this generalizes naturally to higher dimensions.

    The scalar product has the following properties:

    1. (i) u·v = v·u.

    2. (ii) For non-zero vectors u and v, u·v = 0 if and only if u is perpendicular to v.

    3. (iii) u·u = |u|2; the scalar product u·u may be written u2.

    4. (iv) (v+w)=u·v+u·w, the distributive law.

    5. (v) (kv) = k(u·v).

    The length |u| of a vector can be defined in terms of the scalar product from (iii). Further, the angle θ‎ between u and v can be defined by

    u·v=|u||v|cosθ.

    This uniquely defines an angle θ‎ in the range 0 ≤ θ‎ ≤ π‎ by the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality.


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