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Orientation of a real vector space

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Definition

Let VV be a real vector space of finite dimension n≥1n \ge 1. Two ordered bases BB and B′B' of VV have the same orientation when the change of basis matrix from BB to B′B' has positive determinant. This is an equivalence relation with exactly two classes. An orientation of VV is a choice of one of these two classes.

Remarks

A vector space with a chosen orientation is oriented, and the bases in the chosen class are positively oriented. The standard orientation of ℝn\R^n is the class of the standard basis. In ℝ2\R^2, exchanging the two basis vectors reverses the orientation. An invertible linear map keeps the orientation if and only if its determinant is positive.

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  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientation_(vector_space), Definition
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