Determinants at the boundary hyperplane #
A linear map preserving the boundary hyperplane has determinant equal to its normal factor times the determinant of its restriction. This is the algebra behind outward-first orientation. The linear model orientation is characterized by prepending an outward vector, including in dimension zero.
The determinant splits into the normal factor and the boundary restriction determinant.
The standard-basis determinant of the prepended family equals v 0 times the
boundary family's standard-basis determinant.
The outward-first orientation on the coordinate-zero boundary of an oriented half-space.
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The standard positive ambient basis induces the negative standard boundary orientation, including in dimension zero.
Reversing the ambient model orientation reverses its boundary orientation.
The boundary model orientation is characterized by placing an outward vector first.
The actual half-space boundary orientation changes the relative standard-basis sign by minus one in every dimension, including dimension zero.