TENSORPRODUCT

Tensor product

In mathematics, the tensor product, denoted by ⊗, may be applied in different contexts to vectors, matrices, tensors, vector spaces, algebras, topological vector spaces, and modules, among many other structures or objects. In each case the significance of the symbol is the same: the most general bilinear operation. In some contexts, this product is also referred to as outer product. The term "tensor product" is also used in relation to monoidal categories. The <math>\boxtimes</math> variant of ⊗ is used in control theory that expresses that the elements in the tensor product are vectors, matrices or tensors which define the ...

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