Symbols:Vector Algebra

$$\times$$

The cross product.

The LaTeX code for this symbol is "\times".

See Set Operations and Relations and Arithmetic and Algebra for alternative definitions of this symbol.

$$\cdot$$

$$x \cdot y$$ means the dot product of $$x$$ and $$y$$, a binary operation on two vectors which produces a scalar.

The LaTeX code for this symbol is "\cdot".

See Arithmetic and Algebra, Group Theory and Logical Operators: Deprecated Symbols for alternative definitions of this symbol.

Deprecated Symbols
$$\wedge$$

Some authors use $$\mathbf{A} \wedge \mathbf {B}$$ to mean $$\mathbf{A} \times \mathbf {B}$$, that is, the vector cross product.

The LaTeX code for this symbol is "\wedge" or "\land".

See Logical Operators and Group Theory for alternative definitions of this symbol.