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Scalar may
refer to:
Scalar (mathematics), an
element of a field,
which is used to
define a
vector space,
usually the
field of real
numbers Scalar (physics)...
- physics, a
scalar field or
scalar-valued
function ****ociates a
scalar value to
every point in a
space –
possibly physical space. The
scalar may either...
- A
scalar is an
element of a
field which is used to
define a
vector space. A
quantity described by
multiple scalars, such as
having both
direction and magnitude...
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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...
- In mathematics, the dot
product or
scalar product is an
algebraic operation that
takes two equal-length
sequences of
numbers (usually
coordinate vectors)...
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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...
- In
Riemannian geometry, the
scalar curvature (or the
Ricci scalar) is the
simplest curvature invariant of a
Riemannian manifold. To each
point on a Riemannian...
- {\displaystyle a_{1}} is a
scalar,
called the
scalar projection of a onto b, and b̂ is the unit
vector in the
direction of b. In turn, the
scalar projection is defined...
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Scalar processors are a
class of
computer processors that
process only one data item at a time.
Typical data
items include integers and
floating point...
- A
scalar boson is a
boson whose spin
equals zero.
Boson means that the particle's
wavefunction is
symmetric under particle exchange and
therefore follows...
