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geometry (version 0.2-0)

extprod3d: Compute external- or `cross'- product of 3D vectors.

Description

Computes the external product $$\left(x_2 y_3 - x_3 y_2,\; x_3 y_1 - x_1 y_3,\; x_1 y_2 - x_2 y_1 \right)$$ of the 3D vectors in x and y.

Usage

extprod3d(x, y)

Arguments

x
n-by-3 matrix. Each row is one x-vector
y
n-by-3 matrix. Each row is one y-vector

Value

  • n-by-3 matrix