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Scalar
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A scalar is a one-component quantity that is invariant under rotations of the coordinate system.

SEE ALSO: Pseudoscalar, Scalar Field, Scalar Function, Scalar Matrix, Scalar Multiplication, Scalar Potential, Scalar Triple Product, Tensor, Vector

REFERENCES:

Jeffreys, H. and Jeffreys, B. S. "Scalars and Vectors." Ch. 2 in Methods of Mathematical Physics, 3rd ed. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, pp. 56-85, 1988.




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