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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...
- In
mathematical physics,
scalar potential,
simply stated,
describes the
situation where the
difference in the
potential energies of an
object in two different...
- In mathematics, the dot
product or
scalar product is an
algebraic operation that
takes two equal-length
sequences of
numbers (usually
coordinate vectors)...
- 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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different products, the
scalar-valued
scalar triple product and, less often, the vector-valued
vector triple product. The
scalar triple product (also called...
- is
expressed as the
gradient of the
electrostatic potential,
which is a
scalar quantity denoted by V or
occasionally φ,
equal to the
electric potential...
- 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...
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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...
