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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...
- 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...
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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...
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Scalar quantities or
simply scalars are
physical quantities that can be
described by a
single pure
number (a
scalar,
typically a real number), accompanied...
- In
mathematical physics,
scalar potential describes the
situation where the
difference in the
potential energies of an
object in two
different positions...
- 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...
- In mathematics,
scalar multiplication is one of the
basic operations defining a
vector space in
linear algebra (or more generally, a
module in abstract...
- 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...
- 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...
-
context of
applications to
general relativity, the
Kretschmann scalar is a
quadratic scalar invariant. It was
introduced by
Erich Kretschmann. The Kretschmann...
