Re: Wedge product

[Miroslaw Kwasniak]

On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 02:13:50PM -0500, address@hidden wrote:
> Helpdesk:
> 
> Can Octave do wedge products? (Or exterior product): 
> An example would be (1,2,3) ^ (2,3,4) = 3-2, 4-6, 8-9= (-1, -2,-1)

For 3D vectors it is the cross function:

octave:12> a=[1,2,3];b=[2,3,4]; cross (a,b)
ans =

  -1   2  -1



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