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Alternating k-Linear Form on Euclidean Space

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Let n,kNn,k\in\mathbb{N}. A function

ω:(Rn)kR\omega:(\mathbb{R}^n)^k\to\mathbb{R}

is called a kk-linear form on Rn\mathbb{R}^n if for each index r{1,,k}r\in\{1,\dots,k\}, for every choice of vectors v1,,vr1,u,w,vr+1,,vkRnv_1,\dots,v_{r-1},u,w,v_{r+1},\dots,v_k\in\mathbb{R}^n, and for every scalars α,βR\alpha,\beta\in\mathbb{R}, one has

ω(v1,,vr1,αu+βw,vr+1,,vk)=αω(v1,,vr1,u,vr+1,,vk)+βω(v1,,vr1,w,vr+1,,vk).\omega(v_1,\dots,v_{r-1},\alpha u+\beta w,v_{r+1},\dots,v_k) =\alpha\,\omega(v_1,\dots,v_{r-1},u,v_{r+1},\dots,v_k) +\beta\,\omega(v_1,\dots,v_{r-1},w,v_{r+1},\dots,v_k).

A kk-linear form ω\omega is called alternating if

ω(v1,,vk)=0\omega(v_1,\dots,v_k)=0

whenever vp=vqv_p=v_q for some distinct indices p,q{1,,k}p,q\in\{1,\dots,k\}. An alternating kk-linear form on Rn\mathbb{R}^n is also called an alternating covariant kk-tensor on Rn\mathbb{R}^n.

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