triple product

This article is about mathematics. For the use of the term 'triple product' in relation to nuclear fusion, see Lawson criterion. In vector calculus, there are two ways of multiplying three vectors together, to make a triple product. One is to find the dot product of one of the vectors with the cross product of the other two. This is known as the scalar triple product because it results in a scalar.

\mathbf{a}\cdot (\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{c})=(\mathbf{a}\times \mathbf{b})\cdot \mathbf{c}

The other is to find the cross product of one of the vectors with the cross product of the other two. This is known as the vector triple product because it results in a vector. :

\mathbf{a}\times (\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{c}) = \mathbf{b}(\mathbf{a}\cdot\mathbf{c}) - \mathbf{c}(\mathbf{a}\cdot\mathbf{b})

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