Symplectic vector space

In mathematics, a symplectic vector space is a vector space V over a field F (for example the real numbers R) equipped with a symplectic bilinear form. A symplectic bilinear form is a mapping ω : V × V → F that is * bilinear: linear in each argument separately, * alternating: ω(v, v) = 0 holds for all v ∈ V, and * nondegenerate: ω(u, v) = 0 for all v ∈ V implies that u is zero.

Symplectic vector space

In mathematics, a symplectic vector space is a vector space V over a field F (for example the real numbers R) equipped with a symplectic bilinear form. A symplectic bilinear form is a mapping ω : V × V → F that is * bilinear: linear in each argument separately, * alternating: ω(v, v) = 0 holds for all v ∈ V, and * nondegenerate: ω(u, v) = 0 for all v ∈ V implies that u is zero.