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:

ComplexMatrix, ComplexVector, DenseMatrix, DenseVector, Float64Matrix, Float64Vector, Matrix, SparseMatrix, SparseVector, Vector

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.

See Also:

Wikipedia: Vector Space

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and 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.