scalar is a physical quantity that it represented by a dimensional num-ber at a particular point in space and time. Examples are hydrostatic pres-sure and temperature.

[The word scalar means representable by position on a line; having only magnitude.] On the other hand physical quantities such as displacement, velocity, force and acceleration require both a …

Definition: A scalar is a number. Examples of scalars are temperature, distance, speed, or mass – all quantities that have a magnitude but no “direction”, other than perhaps positive or negative. …

Distance travelled along a path, or path length, is a scalar. How fast an object is moving, if direction is ignored, is a scalar. In a car, the speed-o-meter measures a scalar speed. If the …

Multiplying a vector in H by a scalar produces another vector in H (H is closed under scalar multiplication). Since properties a, b, and c hold, V is a subspace of R3.

The (scalar) component of a vector in the direction of another vector Consider two vectors u and v as shown. The number ∥v cosq , where is the angle between the two ∥ q vectors, is called the …

(U) The scalar wave, as the writer understands, is not an electromagnetic 4vave.