Package org.jscience.mathematics.structure

Interface VectorSpace<V,F extends Field>

All Superinterfaces:

GroupAdditive<V>, javolution.lang.Immutable, Structure<V>, javolution.lang.ValueType

All Known Subinterfaces:

VectorSpaceNormed<V,F>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractParamVector, ComplexMatrix, ComplexVector, Coordinate3D, Cylindrical3D, DenseMatrix, DenseVector, Float64Matrix, Float64Vector, Matrix, Matrix3D, ParameterVector, Polar3D, SparseMatrix, SparseVector, Vector, Vector3D

public interface VectorSpace<V,F extends Field>
extends GroupAdditive<V>

This interface represents a vector space over a field with two operations, vector addition and scalar multiplication.

Version:

3.0, February 13, 2006

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

See Also:

Wikipedia: Vector Space

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
V	times(F a)	Returns the scalar multiplication of this vector by the specified field element.

Methods inherited from interface org.jscience.mathematics.structure.GroupAdditive

opposite, plus

Methods inherited from interface javolution.lang.ValueType

copy

Method Detail

times

V times(F a)

Returns the scalar multiplication of this vector by the specified field element.

Parameters:

a - the field element,

Returns:

this · a.