Grassmann algebra

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:algebra
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs exterior algebra
gptkbp:application gptkb:algebraic_geometry
gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:string_theory
calculus on manifolds
integration of differential forms
gptkbp:basisFor multivector
k-vector
gptkbp:containsElement antisymmetric tensor
alternating tensor
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Vector
gptkbp:dimensions 2^n (for n-dimensional vector space)
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
abstract algebra
linear algebra
gptkbp:generalizes cross product
determinant
scalar triple product
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grassmann algebra
gptkbp:introducedIn 1844
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hermann_Grassmann
gptkbp:operator wedge product
exterior product
gptkbp:property associative
graded algebra
anticommutative
gptkbp:publishedIn Die lineale Ausdehnungslehre (1844)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Lie_group
tensor algebra
differential forms
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:theoretical_physics
gptkb:topology
differential geometry
multilinear algebra
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lie_group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5