释义 |
Wedge ProductAn antisymmetric operation on Differential Forms (also called the Exterior Derivative)
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which Implies
The wedge product is Associative
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and Bilinear
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but not (in general) Commutative
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where is a -form and is a -form. For a 0-form and 1-form ,
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For a 1-form and 1-form ,
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The wedge product is the ``correct'' type of product to use in computing a Volume Element
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See also Differential Form, Exterior Derivative, Inner Product, Volume Element
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