VectorSpace

All Superinterfaces:

GroupAdditive<V>, javolution.lang.Immutable, Structure<V>, javolution.lang.ValueType

All Known Subinterfaces:

VectorSpaceNormed<V,F>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ComplexMatrix, ComplexVector, DenseMatrix, DenseVector, Float64Matrix, Float64Vector, Matrix, SparseMatrix, SparseVector, Vector
```
public interface VectorSpace<V,F extends Field>
extends GroupAdditive<V>
```
This interface represents a vector space over a field with two operations, vector addition and scalar multiplication.

See Also:

Wikipedia: Vector Space

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  V times(F a)
  Returns the scalar multiplication of this vector by the specified field element.
  - Methods inherited from interface org.jscience.mathematics.structure.GroupAdditive
    opposite, plus
  - Methods inherited from interface javolution.lang.ValueType
    copy

- Method Detail
  - times
```
V times(F a)
```
    Returns the scalar multiplication of this vector by the specified field element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - the field element,
    
    Returns:
    
    this · a.