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Isometric embedding
A function g : (Y, p) → (X, d) that preserves the metric, meaning p(y, z) = d(g(y), g(z))
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Isometry
- A surjective isometric embedding.
- A function g : (Y, p) → (X, d) that preserves the metric, meaning p(y, z) = d(g(y), g(z))
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Converging sequence (xn) ⊆ X, with xn→ x ∈ X
d(x, xn) → 0
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Projection to the i-th coordinate
- πi : Rn → R
- πi(x1, x2, . . . xi, . . . xn) = xi
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Cauchy
For every ε > 0, there exists N ∈ N such that for all n, m > N, d(xn, xm) < ε
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Complete
Every Cauchy sequence converges
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Banach space
A complete normed linear space
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Hilbert space
Complete inner product space
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Lipschitz function with constant c ≥ 0
d(f(y), f(z)) ≤ cp(y, z) for all y, z ∈ Y
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Contraction
Lipschitz function with constant c < 1
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Open metric ball about p of radius r in X
B(p, r) = {x ∈ X : d(x, p) < r}
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Bounded set A ∈ X
For some x ∈ X and some r > 0, A ⊆ B(x, r)
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Fixed point of f : X → X
F(x) = x
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Fixed point property
Any continuous function mapping that set to itself has a fixed point
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Interior of a set A ⊆ X
- Int A = {x ∈ X : ∃r > 0 with B(x, r) ⊆ A}
- Really inside A (have some metric ball contained in A)
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Exterior of a set A ⊆ X
- Ext A = {x ∈ X : ∃r > 0 with B(x, r) ∩ A = ∅}
- Really outside A (have some metric ball which misses A entirely)
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Boundary of a set A ⊆ X
- ∂A = {x ∈ X : ∀r > 0, B(x, r) ∩ A ≠ ∅ and B(x, r) − A ≠ ∅}
- Right on the edge (every metric ball is part inside and part outside)
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Open subset U ⊆ X
- U = Int U
- Every point is an interior point
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Closed subset C ⊆ X
- ∂C ⊆ C
- Contains all its boundary points
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Limit point b of C ⊆ X
- ∃ (cn) ⊆ C − {b} with cn → b
- There is a sequence that converges to b
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Closure of A ⊆ X
Ā = A ∪ ∂A
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A function ƒ is continuous at b ∈ X
For any sequence (xn) ⊆ X with xn → b, ƒ(xn) → f(b)
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A function ƒ is continuous
ƒ is continuous at each point of X
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Coordinate functions for a function F : X → Rm
ƒ1, . . . ƒm : X → R defined by ƒi = πi∘F
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Open function ƒ : X → Y
- ∀ U open in X, ƒ(U) is open in Y
- Maps open sets to open sets
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Homeomorphism
- A continuous, bijective function ƒ : X → Y such that ƒ-1 : Y → X is also continuous
- ƒ preserves any properties which can be defined using open sets, such as convergence of sequences
- Every isometry is a homeomorphism, but not visa versa
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Embedding
ƒ : X → Y such that ƒ : X → ƒ(X) is a homeomorphism, where ƒ(X) is a subspace of Y
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Compact
X such that every sequence has a subsequence which converges to a point of X
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Distance between A, B ⊆ X
d(A, B) = inf d(a, b) where a ∈ A, b ∈ B
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Maximizer of ƒ : A → R
a ∈ A such that ƒ(a) ≥ ƒ(x) for all x ∈ A
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Strong maximizer of ƒ : A → R
a ∈ A such that ƒ(a) > ƒ(x) for all x ∈ A - {a}
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Minimizer of ƒ : A → R
b ∈ A such that ƒ(b) ≤ ƒ(x) for all x ∈ A
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Strong minimizer of ƒ : A → R
b ∈ A such that ƒ(b) < ƒ(x) for all x ∈ A - {b}
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Extreme of ƒ : A → R
A minimizer or maximizer of ƒ
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Uniformly continuous
A function ƒ : X → Y such that for every ε > 0, there exists δ > 0 such that d(ƒ(u), ƒ(v)) < ε for any u, v ∈ X with d(u, v) < δ
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Separation of X
(U, V), where U, V are open nonempty subsets of X such that X = U ∪ V and U ∩ V = ∅
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Disconnected
A metric space that has a separation (can be written as the union of nonempty open sets)
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Connected
A metric space that is not disconnected (cannot be written as the union of nonempty open sets)
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Path in X
- A continuous function γ : [a, b] → X, where a, b ∈ R and a < b
- A path from γ(a) to γ(b)
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Path connected
A metric space X such that for each x, y ∈ X, there is a path from x to y in X
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Convex
A subset A of a normed linear space V such that for any v, u ∈ A, the line segment from u to v is in A
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limx→b ƒ(x) = L
For every sequence (xn) ⊆ X − {b} with xn → b, ƒ(xn) → L, where b is a limit point of X
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ƒ approximates g to n-th order at b
g(b) = ƒ(b) and limx→b d(ƒ(x), g(x))∕[d(x, b)]n = 0
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Linear function
- L : V → W for V, W real vector spaces, such that L(αv) = αL(v) and L(v + u) = L(v) + L(u) for any v, u ∈ V and α ∈ R
- Preserves addition and scalar multiplication
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Affine function
- T : V → W defined by T(x) = L(x) + c, where L is linear and c ∈ W
- Constant distance from a linear function; only for real vector spaces
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Differentiable at b
F : U → Rm where U is open in Rn, such that there is an affine function Tb which approximates F to 1-order at b
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Differentiable
A function that is differentiable at all points in the domain
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Rn × m
The collection of n × m matrices with real entries
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Norm on Rn × m
||A|| = √(∑i=1n ∑j=1m ai, j2)
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Cn(U, R)
{ƒ : U → R : all partials of degree at most n exist and are continuous} where U is open in Rn
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ƒ ∈ C∞(U, R)
A function that is Cn for all n
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Directional derivative
- For ƒ : U → R at b ∈ U (an open subset of Rn) with respect to u ∈ Rn
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Local maximizer of ƒ : X → R
p ∈ X such that there is an open U∋p such that ƒ(p) ≥ ƒ(x) for all x ∈ U
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Strong local maximizer of ƒ : X → R
p ∈ X such that there is an open U∋p such that ƒ(p) > ƒ(x) for all x ∈ U − {p}
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Local minimizer of ƒ : X → R
p ∈ X such that there is an open U∋p such that ƒ(p) ≤ ƒ(x) for all x ∈ U
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Strong local minimizer of ƒ : X → R
p ∈ X such that there is an open U∋p such that ƒ(p) < ƒ(x) for all x ∈ U − {p}
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Local extreme of ƒ : X → R
A local minimizer or maximizer of ƒ
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dxi(v)
vi, where v = (v1 . . . vn) an n-vector
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Differential 0-form on A ⊆ Rn
A function ƒ : A → R
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Differential 1-form ω on A ⊆ Rn
- ω : A × Rn → R
- Given coefficient functions fi : A → R for 1 ≤ i ≤ n, ω = ƒ1dx1 + . . . + ƒndxn
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Orientation on P, a polygon in R2
A consistent choice of direction on the boundary of P (CCW is positive, CW is negative)
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Oriented area of P
Normal area of P times the sign of the orientation
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Oriented polygon in Rn
T(P), where T : R2 → Rn is affine, and P is a polygon in R2
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dxi ∧ dxj(P) for P an oriented polygon in Rn
The oriented area of the projection Q of P into the xixj-plane
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Oriented area of a parallelogram P spanned by u, v n-vectors
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Oriented r-volume of the projection Q of the parallelepiped spanned by u1, . . . ur in the xi1, . . . xir-hyperplane
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ω a Cn form
Each coefficient function of ω is Cn
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Exterior derivative of a differentiable 0-form ƒ : U → R
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Jacobian matrix of F at p ∈ U
- For F : U → Rm where U is open in Rn, with component functions ƒi
- aka total derivative
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Total derivative of F at p ∈ U
- For F : U → Rm where U is open in Rn, with component functions ƒi
- aka jacobian matrix
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Directional derivative of F at p ∈ U with respect to v ∈ Rn
- For F : U → Rm where U is open in Rn
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Smooth at p ∈ U
- F : U → Rm where U is open in Rn, such that DF(p) has rank n
- Total derivative has rank (dimension of row space) equal to number of rows
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c-level hyper-surface
Sc = {x ∈ U : ƒ(x) = c} for ƒ : U → R where U is open in Rn, and c ∈ R
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i-tensor on a vector space V over the real numbers
- A function Γ : Vi → R that is linear in each coordinate, i.e. for each 1 ≤ k ≤ i,
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Rn1× . . . × ni
The set of i-dimensional rectangles of numbers with side lengths nk in the k-th direction
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||A|| for A ∈ Rn1× . . . × ni
- The square root of the sum of the squares of the entries of A
- Isometric to Rn1 . . . ni, so it's a norm
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m-th Taylor polynomial to ƒ at b ∈ U
- For ƒ ∈ Cm(U, R) where U is open in Rn,
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Positive definite tensor
An i-tensor Γ on Rn such that for any non-zero u ∈ Rn, Γ(u, . . . u) > 0
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Negative definite tensor
An i-tensor Γ on Rn such that for any non-zero u ∈ Rn, Γ(u, . . . u) < 0
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Indefinite tensor
An i-tensor Γ on Rn such that for there exist u, v ∈ Rn with Γ(u, . . . u) < 0 and Γ(v, . . . v) > 0
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Positive definite matrix
A ∈ Rn × . . . × n such that ΓA is positive definite
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Negative definite matrix
A ∈ Rn × . . . × n such that ΓA is negative definite
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Indefinite matrix
A ∈ Rn × . . . × n such that ΓA is indefinite
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Interval of Rn
I = I1 × . . . × In, where each Ii is an interval in R
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Closed interval of Rn
Interval made up of only closed intervals
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Open interval of Rn
Interval made up of only open intervals
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Volume of the interval I = I1 × . . . × In
vol(I) = l(I1) . . . l(In), the product of the lengths of the intervals
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Partition of I = I1 × . . . × In
Δ = Δ1 × . . . × Δn, where each Δi is a partition of Ii, a closed interval of R
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Subinterval J of Δ a partition of I
- The product of one sub-interval from each of the partitions that make up Δ
- Write J ∈ Δ
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Maximum on a subinterval J ∈ Δ
MJ = sup ƒ|J, where Δ is a partition of I, a closed interval of Rn, and ƒ : I → R a bounded function
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Minimum on a subinterval J ∈ Δ
mJ = inf ƒ|J, where Δ is a partition of I, a closed interval of Rn, and ƒ : I → R a bounded function
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Upper sum of ƒ for the partition Δ
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Lower sum of ƒ for the partition Δ
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Refinement of the partition Δ = Δ1 × . . . × Δn
Π = Π1 × . . . × Πn, where each Πi is a refinement of Δi (meaning Δi ⊆ Πi)
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Common refinement of the partitions Δ = Δ1 × . . . × Δn and Π = Π1 × . . . × Πn
[Δ1 ∪ Π1] × . . . × [Δn ∪ Πn]
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A function ƒ : I → R is integrable, where I is a closed interval of Rn and ƒ is bounded
sup{L(ƒ, Δ) : Δ is a partition of I} = inf{U(ƒ, Π) : Π is a partition of I}
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Integral of an integrable function ƒ
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Diameter of A
- For X a metric space, and A ⊆ X,
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n-cube
A closed interval I = I1 × . . . × In of Rn with the property that l(I1) = . . . = l(In)
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Cubical partition of Δ
Every subinterval of Δ is an n-cube;
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Extension by zero of ƒ to B
- For A ⊆ B ⊆ Rn and ƒ : A → R, g : B → R is the extension, defined by
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Characteristic function of the set A ⊆ Rn with A bounded
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A ⊆ Rn has well-defined volume
- χA is integrable; define
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Translate of A ⊆ Rn by u ∈ Rn
A + u = {a + u : a ∈ A}
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Jordan domain
A bounded subset D of Rn such that vol ∂D = 0
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Parallelepiped based at p ∈ Rn spanned by n-vectors u1, . . . um
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Rotation by θ ∈ R
- Rθ : R2 → R2 the linear function with matrix
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Hyperplane in Rn
- A translation of a n − 1 dimensional sub(vector) space of Rn
- The solution sets of a single linear equation
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Shear in the i-th coordinate in Rn
- Linear function L : Rn → Rn such that L(ej) = ej for j ≠ i, and L(ei) • ei = 1. Shear in the first coordinate is represented by
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Jacobian of F : U → Rn differentiable at u ∈ U, with U open in Rn
JF(u) = det DF(u)
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