IEVref:102-03-17ID:
Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: scalar product
Synonym1: dot product
[Preferred]
Synonym2:
Synonym3:
Symbol:
Definition: scalar, denoted by UV MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaahwfacqGHflY1ca WHwbaaaa@3CD4@ , attributed to any pair of vectors U and V in a vector space by a given bilinear form, with the following properties:

  • symmetry: UV=VU MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaahwfacqGHflY1ca WHwbGaeyypa0JaaCOvaiabgwSixlaahwfaaaa@41E1@ ,
  • UU>0 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaahwfacqGHflY1ca WHvbGaeyOpa4tcLbuacaaIWaaaaa@3F44@ for U0 MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaahwfacqGHGjsUie qajugqbiaa=bdaaaa@3CDC@

Note 1 to entry: In an n-dimensional space with orthonormal base vectors the scalar product of two vectors U and V is the sum of the products of each coordinate U i MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaKqzafGaamyvaOWaaS baaSqaaKqzGdGaamyAaaWcbeaaaaa@3CD3@ of the vector U and the corresponding coordinate V i MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaKqzafGaamOvaOWaaS baaSqaaKqzGdGaamyAaaWcbeaaaaa@3CD4@ of the vector V:

UV= i U i V i MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaKqzafGaaCyvaiabgw SixlaahAfacqGH9aqpkmaaqafabaqcLbuacaWGvbGcdaWgaaWcbaqc LboacaWGPbaaleqaaaqaaKqzGdGaamyAaaWcbeqdcqGHris5aKqzaf GaamOvaOWaaSbaaSqaaKqzGdGaamyAaaWcbeaaaaa@4AFF@

Note 2 to entry: For two complex vectors U and V either the scalar product UV MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaKqzafGaaCyvaiabgw SixlaahAfaaaa@3D83@ or a Hermitian product UV* MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaahwfacqGHflY1ca WHwbGaaiOkaaaa@3D82@ may be used depending on the application.

Note 3 to entry: A scalar product can be similarly defined for a pair consisting of a polar vector and an axial vector and is then a pseudo-scalar, or for a pair of two axial vectors and is then a scalar.

Note 4 to entry: The scalar product of two vector quantities is the scalar product of the associated unit vectors multiplied by the product of the scalar quantities.

Note 5 to entry: The scalar product is denoted by a half-high dot (·) between the two symbols representing the vectors.


Publication date:2008-08
Source
Replaces:
Internal notes:2017-02-20: Editorial revisions in accordance with the information provided in C00019 (IEV 102) - evaluation. JGO
2017-08-24: replaced a ">" in 2nd bullet point with a ">". LMO
CO remarks:
TC/SC remarks:
VT remarks:
Domain1:
Domain2:
Domain3:
Domain4:
Domain5: