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a general vector norm
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when
, sometimes written with a double bar as
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for any scalar .
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In this work, a single bar is used to denote a vector norm, absolute value, or complex modulus, while a double bar is
reserved for denoting a matrix norm.
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The vector norm
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, 2, ... is defined as
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The -norm of vector
is implemented as Norm[v, p], with the 2-norm being returned by Norm[v].
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The special case
is defined as
(3)
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The most commonly encountered vector norm (often simply called "the norm" of a vector, or sometimes the magnitude of
a vector) is the L2-norm, given by
(4)
This and other types of vector norms are summarized in the following table, together with the value of the norm for the
example vector
.
name
-norm
symbol value
6
approx.
6.000
-norm
3.742
-norm
3.302
-norm
3.146
-norm
3.000
SEE ALSO:
Compatible, Distance, Euclidean Metric, L1-Norm, L2-Norm, L-infty-Norm, Matrix Norm, Natural Norm, Norm, Vector
Magnitude
REFERENCES:
Gradshteyn, I. S. and Ryzhik, I. M. Tables of Integrals, Series, and Products, 6th ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, p. 1114,
2000.
Horn, R. A. and Johnson, C. R. "Norms for Vectors and Matrices." Ch. 5 in Matrix Analysis. Cambridge, England: Cambridge
University Press, 1990.
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