- Look up
scalar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Scalar may
refer to:
Scalar (mathematics), an
element of a field,
which is used to
define a
vector space...
- In the
mathematical field of
Riemannian geometry, the
scalar curvature (or the
Ricci scalar) is a
measure of the
curvature of a
Riemannian manifold. To...
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scalar matrix; that is, a
scalar multiple λ of the
identity matrix I. Its
effect on a
vector is
scalar multiplication by λ. For example, a 3×3
scalar...
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different products, the
scalar-valued
scalar triple product and, less often, the vector-valued
vector triple product. The
scalar triple product (also called...
- the
scalar projection of a
vector a {\displaystyle \mathbf {a} } on (or onto) a
vector b , {\displaystyle \mathbf {b} ,} also
known as the
scalar resolute...
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Lorentz scalar is a
scalar expression whose value is
invariant under any
Lorentz transformation. A
Lorentz scalar may be
generated from, e.g., the
scalar product...
- physics, a
scalar field is a
function ****ociating a
single number to each
point in a
region of
space –
possibly physical space. The
scalar may either...
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together and
multiplied ("scaled") by
numbers called scalars. The
operations of
vector addition and
scalar multiplication must
satisfy certain requirements...
- A
scalar is an
element of a
field which is used to
define a
vector space. In
linear algebra, real
numbers or
generally elements of a
field are
called scalars...
- In mathematics, the dot
product or
scalar product is an
algebraic operation that
takes two equal-length
sequences of
numbers (usually
coordinate vectors)...
