Vektorski produkt $\overset{\rightharpoonup}{a}\times \overset{\rightharpoonup}{b}$ je vektor z lastnostmi:
Dolžina vektorja $\overset{\rightharpoonup}{a}\times \overset{\rightharpoonup}{b}$ je enaka $$|\overset{\rightharpoonup}{a}\times\overset{\rightharpoonup}{b}|=|\overset{\rightharpoonup}{a}||\overset{\rightharpoonup}{b}|\sin\varphi,$$ kjer je $\varphi$ kot med vektorjema $\overset{\rightharpoonup}{a}$ in $\overset{\rightharpoonup}{b}$.
Vektorski produkt je enak $\overset{\rightharpoonup}{0}$ natanko takrat, ko sta vektorja kolinearna.
Lastnosti vektorskega produkta
Za bazne vektorje $\overset{\rightharpoonup}{i},\overset{\rightharpoonup}{j},\overset{\rightharpoonup}{k}$ velja:$$\overset{\rightharpoonup}{i}\times\overset{\rightharpoonup}{i}=\overset{\rightharpoonup}{j}\times\overset{\rightharpoonup}{j}=\overset{\rightharpoonup}{k}\times\overset{\rightharpoonup}{k}=\overset{\rightharpoonup}{0}$$ $$\overset{\rightharpoonup}{i}\times\overset{\rightharpoonup}{j}=\overset{\rightharpoonup}{k},\overset{\rightharpoonup}{j}\times\overset{\rightharpoonup}{k}=\overset{\rightharpoonup}{i},\overset{\rightharpoonup}{k}\times\overset{\rightharpoonup}{i}=\overset{\rightharpoonup}{j}$$
Komponente vektorskega produkta
Za vektorja $\overset{\rightharpoonup}{a}=(a_1,a_2,a_3)$ in $\overset{\rightharpoonup}{b}=(b_1,b_2,b_3)$ velja: $$\overset{\rightharpoonup}{a}\times\overset{\rightharpoonup}{b}= \left(\left| \matrix{a_2&a_3\cr b_2&b_3} \right|,\left| \matrix{a_3&a_1\cr b_3&b_1} \right|,\left| \matrix{a_1&a_2\cr b_1&b_2} \right|\right)=$$ $$=(a_2b_3-a_3b_2,a_3b_1-a_1b_3,a_1b_2-a_2b_1)$$
Ploščina paralelograma $ABCD$: $$S=|\overset{\Large\rightharpoonup}{AB}\times\overset{\Large\rightharpoonup}{AD}|$$ Ploščina trikotnika $ABC$: $$S=\frac{1}{2}|\overset{\Large\rightharpoonup}{AB}\times\overset{\Large\rightharpoonup}{AC}|$$