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Bilinear Form Kernel


The kernel of a symmetric bilinear form Q:V×V-->R is the set

 Ker(Q)={v in V|Q(v,w)=0 for all w in V}.

See also

Bilinear Form, Cokernel

This entry contributed by Margherita Barile

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Barile, Margherita. "Bilinear Form Kernel." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/BilinearFormKernel.html

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