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 (the latter usually used when the symbol is used in the sense of the logical "and" context).

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