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单词 vector product
释义
vector product

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

    U×V=(U2V3-U3V2)i+(U3V1-U1V3)j+(U1V2-U2V1)k

    It is itself a vector, perpendicular to both U and V, and of length UVsinθ‎, where U and V are the lengths of U and V, respectively, and θ‎ is the angle between them. Compare scalar product.

    vector product

    Vector product.


Mathematics
  • Let a and b be non-zero vectors, and let θ‎ be the angle between them (θ‎ in radians, with 0 ≤ θ‎ < π‎). The vector product a × b of a and b is defined as having magnitude |ab|sinθ‎, and (if non-zero) its direction is perpendicular to a and b such that a, b and a × b form a right-handed system. The notation ab is also used for a × b. If a = a1i + a2j + a3k, b = b1i + b2j + b3k, then a × b = (a2b3 − a3b2)i + (a3b1 − a1b3)j + (a1b2 − a2b1)k. This can be written, using 3 × 3 determinant notation, as

    a×b=|ijka1a2a3b1b2b3|.

    The following properties hold, for all vectors a, b, and c:

    1. (i) b × a = −(a × b).

    2. (ii) a × (kb + lc) = k(a × b) + l(a × c).

    3. (iii) a × b is perpendicular to a and b.

    4. (iv) If a and b are perpendicular unit vectors, then a × b is a unit vector.

    In fact, these four properties determine the vector product up to a choice of sign. Unlike the scalar product, which can be defined in any dimension, a vector product with these properties only exists in 3 and 7 dimensions.


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