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1 /*
2  * JScience - Java(TM) Tools and Libraries for the Advancement of Sciences.
3  * Copyright (C) 2006 - JScience (http://jscience.org/)
4  * All rights reserved.
5  *
6  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software is
7  * freely granted, provided that this notice is preserved.
8  */
9 package org.jscience.mathematics.structures;
10
11 /**
12  * This interface represents a vector space over a field with two operations,
13  * vector addition and scalar multiplication.
14  *
15  * @author <a HREF="mailto:jean-marie@dautelle.com">Jean-Marie Dautelle</a>
16  * @version 3.0, February 13, 2006
17  * @see <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_space">
18  * Wikipedia: Vector Space</a>
19  */
20 public interface VectorSpace<V, F extends Field> extends GroupAdditive<V> {
21     
22     /**
23      * Returns the scalar multiplication of this vector by the specified
24      * field element.
25      *
26      * @param a the field element,
27      * @return <code>this ยท a</code>.
28      */
29     V times(F a);
30
31 }
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