R^n is a vector space.

Created almost 9 years ago, updated 6 months ago

Theorem: \(\mathbb{R}^n\) (the set of all ordered \(n\)-tuples of real numbers) is a vector space over \(\mathbb{R}\) with component-wise operations:

  • Addition: \((x_1, \ldots, x_n) + (y_1, \ldots, y_n) = (x_1+y_1, \ldots, x_n+y_n)\)
  • Scalar multiplication: \(c(x_1, \ldots, x_n) = (cx_1, \ldots, cx_n)\)

Verification: All ten axioms follow directly from the corresponding properties of real numbers. For instance, commutativity holds because \(x_i + y_i = y_i + x_i\) for each component.

\(\mathbb{R}^n\) is the prototypical \(n\)-dimensional real vector space. Every real vector space of dimension \(n\) is isomorphic to \(\mathbb{R}^n\).

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