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Returns the skew matrix that is associated with a vector

Syntax

skew(x)

Description

Returns the 3 x 3 skew symmetric matrix associated with a 3-vector, i.e.,

cross(x,y) = skew(x)*y;
skew(x) = [ 0   , -x[3],  x[2];
            x[3],  0   , -x[1];
           -x[2],  x[1],  0   ];