VectorAnalysis`
VectorAnalysis`
CrossProduct
As of Version 9.0, vector analysis functionality is built into the Wolfram Language »
CrossProduct[v1,v2]
gives the cross product of the two 3-vectors v1, v2 in the default coordinate system.
CrossProduct[v1,v2,coordsys]
gives the cross product of v1 and v2 in the coordinate system coordsys.
Details and Options
- To use CrossProduct, you first need to load the Vector Analysis Package using Needs["VectorAnalysis`"].
- CrossProduct[v1,v2,coordsys] is computed by converting v1 and v2 to Cartesian coordinates, forming the cross product, and then converting back from Cartesian coordinates.