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In mathematics, and more specifically in linear algebra, a linear map (also called a linear mapping, linear transformation, vector space homomorphism, or in some contexts linear function) is a mapping between two vector spaces that preserves the operations of vector addition and scalar multiplication.
A multilinear map of one variable is a linear map, and of two variables is a bilinear map. More generally, for any nonnegative integer , a multilinear map of k variables is called a k-linear map. If the codomain of a multilinear map is the field of scalars, it is called a multilinear form.
For instance, a "map" is a "continuous function" in topology, a "linear transformation" in linear algebra, etc. Some authors, such as Serge Lang, [8] use "function" only to refer to maps in which the codomain is a set of numbers (i.e. a subset of R or C), and reserve the term mapping for more general functions.
A constant function is also considered linear in this context, as it is a polynomial of degree zero or is the zero polynomial. Its graph, when there is only one variable, is a horizontal line. In this context, a function that is also a linear map (the other meaning) may be referred to as a homogeneous linear function or a linear form.
The transpose is a map ′ ′ and is defined for linear maps between any vector spaces and , without requiring any additional structure. The Hermitian adjoint maps Y → X {\displaystyle Y\to X} and is only defined for linear maps between Hilbert spaces, as it is defined in terms of the inner product on the Hilbert space.
In mathematics, a linear form (also known as a linear functional, [1] a one-form, or a covector) is a linear map [nb 1] from a vector space to its field of scalars (often, the real numbers or the complex numbers).
For example, H. G. Garnir, in searching for so-called "dream spaces" (topological vector spaces on which every linear map into a normed space is continuous), was led to adopt ZF + DC + BP (dependent choice is a weakened form and the Baire property is a negation of strong AC) as his axioms to prove the Garnir–Wright closed graph theorem which ...
A bilinear map is a function: such that for all , the map (,) is a linear map from to , and for all , the map (,) is a linear map from to . In other words, when we hold the first entry of the bilinear map fixed while letting the second entry vary, the result is a linear operator, and similarly for when we hold the second entry fixed.