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CircleTimes

\[CircleTimes]
  • Alias: c*.
  • Infix and prefix operator.
  • x


    y is by default interpreted as CircleTimes[x,y].
  • Used in mathematics for various operations related to multiplication, such as direct or tensor products.
  • Also sometimes used to indicate a vector pointing into the page.
  • See The Mathematica Book: Section 1.10.8Section 3.10.4.
  • See also: \[CircleDot], \[Times], \[Cross], \[Wedge], \[CirclePlus].



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