Definition:Axial Vector/Definition 2

Definition

An axial vector is a vector quantity $\mathbf V$ which is not transformed to its negative when you reverse the axes of the coordinate system in which $\mathbf V$ is embedded.

Also see

• Equivalence of Definitions of Axial Vector

• Results about axial vectors can be found here.

Sources

• Weisstein, Eric W. "Pseudovector." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Pseudovector.html