Metamath Proof Explorer

Theorem crosspcld

Description: Closure of the cross product: the cross product of two 3-dimensional real coordinate vectors is again such a vector. (Contributed by Jiamin Zhao, 12-Aug-2026)

Ref Expression
Hypotheses crosspd.1 
|- ( ph -> A e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) )
crosspd.2 
|- ( ph -> B e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) )
Assertion crosspcld 
|- ( ph -> ( A crossp B ) e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 crosspd.1 
 |-  ( ph -> A e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) )
2 crosspd.2 
 |-  ( ph -> B e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) )
3 crosspval 
 |-  ( ( A e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) /\ B e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) ) -> ( A crossp B ) = ( k e. ( 1 ... 3 ) |-> if ( k = 1 , ( ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) - ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) ) , if ( k = 2 , ( ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) - ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) ) , ( ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) - ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) ) ) ) ) )
4 1 2 3 syl2anc 
 |-  ( ph -> ( A crossp B ) = ( k e. ( 1 ... 3 ) |-> if ( k = 1 , ( ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) - ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) ) , if ( k = 2 , ( ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) - ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) ) , ( ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) - ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) ) ) ) ) )
5 1 2 crosspclem 
 |-  ( ph -> if ( k = 1 , ( ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) - ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) ) , if ( k = 2 , ( ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) - ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) ) , ( ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) - ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) ) ) ) e. RR )
6 5 adantr 
 |-  ( ( ph /\ k e. ( 1 ... 3 ) ) -> if ( k = 1 , ( ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) - ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) ) , if ( k = 2 , ( ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) - ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) ) , ( ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) - ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) ) ) ) e. RR )
7 6 fmpttd 
 |-  ( ph -> ( k e. ( 1 ... 3 ) |-> if ( k = 1 , ( ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) - ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) ) , if ( k = 2 , ( ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) - ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) ) , ( ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) - ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) ) ) ) ) : ( 1 ... 3 ) --> RR )
8 reex 
 |-  RR e. _V
9 ovex 
 |-  ( 1 ... 3 ) e. _V
10 8 9 elmap 
 |-  ( ( k e. ( 1 ... 3 ) |-> if ( k = 1 , ( ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) - ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) ) , if ( k = 2 , ( ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) - ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) ) , ( ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) - ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) ) ) ) ) e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) <-> ( k e. ( 1 ... 3 ) |-> if ( k = 1 , ( ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) - ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) ) , if ( k = 2 , ( ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) - ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) ) , ( ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) - ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) ) ) ) ) : ( 1 ... 3 ) --> RR )
11 7 10 sylibr 
 |-  ( ph -> ( k e. ( 1 ... 3 ) |-> if ( k = 1 , ( ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) - ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) ) , if ( k = 2 , ( ( ( A ` 3 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) - ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 3 ) ) ) , ( ( ( A ` 1 ) x. ( B ` 2 ) ) - ( ( A ` 2 ) x. ( B ` 1 ) ) ) ) ) ) e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) )
12 4 11 eqeltrd 
 |-  ( ph -> ( A crossp B ) e. ( RR ^m ( 1 ... 3 ) ) )