Houjun Liu

scalar multiplication

Scalar multiplication is the process of multiplying a scalar to an element in a set.

constituents

  • A set \(V\)
  • Some \(\lambda \in \mathbb{F}\)
  • Each \(v \in V\)

requirements

scalar multiplication is defined by a function that results in \(\lambda v \in V\) (maps back to the space!) to each \(\lambda \in \mathbb{F}\) and each \(v \in V\).

additional information

See also scalar multiplication in \(\mathbb{F}^n\).