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Alternating k-Linear Form on Euclidean Space

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Let n,k∈Nn,k\in\mathbb{N}. A function

ω:(Rn)k→R\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,…,vr−1,u,w,vr+1,…,vk∈Rnv_1,\dots,v_{r-1},u,w,v_{r+1},\dots,v_k\in\mathbb{R}^n, and for every scalars α,β∈R\alpha,\beta\in\mathbb{R}, one has

ω(v1,…,vr−1,αu+βw,vr+1,…,vk)=α ω(v1,…,vr−1,u,vr+1,…,vk)+β ω(v1,…,vr−1,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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