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ECE 6382. Introduction to Linear Vector Spaces. D. R. Wilton ECE Dept. Reference: D.G. Dudley, “Mathematical Foundations for Electromagnetic Theory,” IEEE Press , 1994. Fields. Linear Vector Spaces. Linear Vector Spaces, cont’d. Linear Vector Spaces, cont’d. Field.
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ECE 6382 Introduction to Linear Vector Spaces D. R. Wilton ECE Dept. Reference: D.G. Dudley, “Mathematical Foundations for Electromagnetic Theory,” IEEE Press, 1994.
Linear Vector Spaces, cont’d Field Linear vector space A linear vector space enables us to form linear combinations of vector objects.
Bases Note: If N is finite and dimS =N, then “and if” in the first line above may be replaced by “then”. I.e., any N independent vectors form a basis. Unfortunately, it is not the case that any infinite set of independent vectors forms a basis when dimS =∞!
Field Inner Product Spaces Inner product space The inner product is a generalization of the dot product of vectors in R3
Inner Product Spaces, cont’d Since the inner product generalizes the notion of a dot product of vectors in R3, we often read <a,b> as “a dot b” and say that <a,b> is a “projection of a along b” or vice versa.