Geometric Products

Generalized geometric product

Recalling that for k ≥ 1, the outer product of a vector v with a k-vector K is a (k + 1)-vector defined in terms of the geometric product by v ∧ K = 1⁄2 (vK + (−1)k Kv) = (−1)k K ∧ v (8) and the corresponding inner product v ・ K = 1⁄2 (vK + (−1)k+1 Kv) = (−1)k+1 K ・ v (9) Adding (8) and (9) we obtain vK = v ・ K + v ∧ K (10) which obviously generalizes (7). The important thing about (10), is that it decomposes vK into (k −1) - vector and (k +1) - vector parts.