Let V={(a1,a2,…,an):ai∈R for i=1,2,…,n}; So V is a vector space over R. Is V a vector space over the field of complex numbers with the operations of coordinatewise addition and multiplication?
I don't need an actual answer for this, as I just want to confirm that I understand what the question is asking. Paraphrasing: If V=Rn and F=R, then we know that V is a vector space. If F=C, then is V still a vector space (Is the set of real vectors v∈Rn over the field of complex scalars a vector space)?
Answer
One of the axioms of a vector space is that λ→v∈V for all λ∈F and →v∈V.
Let V=R and F=C. If →v=1 and λ=i then λ→v=i and that does not belong to R.
In such a case, the pair (R,F) fails to be closed under scalar multiplication.
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