Under improper transformations,the traditional transformation laws for cross products,the permutation tensor,and rotations are incorrect.For a cross product,using a counter-example the left-hand rule is proved wrong.The unique rule for a cross product is the right-hand rule.Coordinate systems have handedness,while a cross product is frame-indifference.Since the permutation tensor is defined as a triple product including a cross product,the law for the permutation tensor is false.For a rotation,its pseudovector representation is incorrect,because the mirror is an auxiliary device to produce the virtual image rather than a new coordinate system or reference frame.
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