Questions tagged [multivariable-calculus]
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How to compute the volume of a region transformed by a matrix?
This is a rewrite of the OP's question to emphasize what I think are the research level issues here.
Let $\mathscr{R}$ be a bounded convex body in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and let $H : \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{...
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Are square configurations the only critical points of the energy on the circle?
$\newcommand{\S}{\mathbb{S}^1}$
$\newcommand{\la}{\lambda}$Let$$M=\{(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4) \in (\S)^4\,\, |\,\, \text{ all the } x_i \, \text{ are distinct}\} $$
Define $E:M \to \mathbb{R}$ by
$$E(x_1,x_2,...
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Applying 1D integral to matrix integral
In the proof for finding an analytic solution to the propagation of a Hermite-Gaussian beam though a paraxial system given in the paper "The elliptical Hermite–Gaussian beam and its propagation ...
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Hessian generating functions
I am looking for a characterization of functions $\Phi: \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}^{n \times n}$ such that $\Phi(\mathbf{x}) = \nabla^2 f(\mathbf{x})$ for a function $f$ which is twice continuously ...
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The mean along the eccentric anomaly of an ellipse log distance to a point within the ellipse
Conjecture.
Let
$$ f(r,\alpha,p, \theta) = \ln\left(\left(r\sin\alpha-\sin\theta\right)^{2}\left(1-p\right)^{2}+\left(r\cos\alpha-\cos\theta\right)^{2}\left(1+p\right)^{2}\right). $$
Then for any ...
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If $v$ and $w$ are orthogonal smooth vector fields of unit norm and zero divergence, is $\langle w, (\nabla \times v) \times v \rangle=0$?
I am quite confused about manipulating with the curl when the vector field is of unit magnitude and divergence free.
For example, let $v, w : \mathbb{T}^3 \to \mathbb{R}^3$ be periodic smooth vector ...
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Bound for the laplacian of a strictly convex function from above by the gradient of it
Let $V \in C^2(\mathbb{R}^d; \mathbb{R})$ a (strictly) convex function with $ \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} \mathrm{e}^{-V(x)} \, dx = 1.$
I am trying to show that
$$ \int_{\mathbb{R}^d} |\nabla_x V(x) |^2\...
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A sufficient condition for multiple differentiability of a function of several variables
While working on some properties of partial derivatives and multiply differentiable functions of several variables, I came across the following Hypothesis 1:
Let $f: \mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$, $\...
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A non-differentiable function $f(x,y)$ with bounded $f_x$, $f_y$, $f_{xx}$ and $f_{yy}$
Recently I was trying to construct a counterexample to the statement "If there exist $f_{xy}(0,0)$, $f_{yx}(0,0)$ and the functions $f_{xx}$, $f_{yy}$ exist in some neighborhood and are ...
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What relationship exists between samples of a function and samples of its vector gradient field?
A real function $f(x)$ is defined on $N$-dimensional real space where $N \ge 3$. $f(x)$ is differentiable and its gradient with respect to x is $g(x)$. So $g(x)$ is a vector field.
Assume we do not ...
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Conditions for a function to vanish almost nowhere on its support?
Let $f:\mathbb{R}^d\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ be a continuous function and $\mathrm{supp}(f) := \mathrm{cl}\{x\in\mathbb{R}^d\mid f(x)\neq 0\}$ its support.
Under which conditions is it true that $f≠0$ (...
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Differential entropy under the change-of-variable with additive Gaussian noise
I have two Gaussian random variables $$X \sim \mathcal N(0, I), \ \ \ W \sim \mathcal N(0, \sigma\cdot I)$$ and I known a parametric change-of-variable $Y(\theta) = T(X; \theta)$.
I would like to ...
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Elasticity tensor in terms of principal stretches
Suppose we are given a frame-indifferent isotropic function
$W:GL_+(3) \to [0,\infty)$, where $GL_+(3)$ denotes the set of all real $(3\times 3)$-matrices with positive determinant.
We can write $W(F)$...
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Has this notion of "variation along the diagonal of a not-necessarily-smooth function" been studied before?
I am interested in knowing whether something along the lines of the "diagonal variation" defined below has been studied before. In spirit, the basic idea is that it is a kind of ...
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Convergence region of multivariate rational functions
Assume $p, q \in \mathbb{R}[x_1,\ldots,x_k]$ and let $ \vec{0} \not\in V(q) := \{\vec{x} \in \mathbb{R}^k \mid q(\vec{x}) = 0 \}$ such that $r_q := \inf_{\vec{x}\in V(q)} |\!|\vec{x}|\!|_\infty < \...
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An integral over the sphere in $\mathbb{R}^d$
Let $S^{d-1}$ be the unit sphere in $\mathbb{R}^d$.
Let $|x-y|$ denote the euclidean distance between to points $x$ and $y$ in $\mathbb{R}^d$.
Is there a nice expression for the following (maybe ...
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Estimate the gradient (with respect to local coordinates) of a partition of unity on a manifold
Suppose $\{U_\alpha\}$ is an atlas of coordinate patches of a (noncompact) smooth manifold $M$ of dimension $n$, with coordinates $(x_\alpha^1,\dots,x_\alpha^n)$ on $U_\alpha$. Furthermore we assume ...
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Multivariate Jackson inequality for Chebyshev approximation
There is an approximation of a multivariate function by a Chebyshev polynomial of degree n. One needs to understand how the approximation error behaves depending on the degree of the polynomial or ...
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It is possible to limit a set of curves in the sense $f(x,y) \leq C f(x_0,y)$?
Suppose you have a continuous function $f:[a,b]\times (-\infty, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$. I'm trying to understand if it's possible to conclude that due to the compactness of the interval $[a,b]...
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Specific analytical solution to a multivariate equation
I've encountered the following problem during my research, any help would be highly appreciated.
Let a following multivariate equation be given:
$F(x,P,I) = 0$,
where $x$ is a variable and $P,I$ are ...
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Solving nonlinear differential multi-variable equation with block-matrices
Here is the problem:
Given a formula $f:\mathbb{R}^{n+k}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^n$, written as $f(x_1(t),x_2(t),...,x_n(t);a1,...ak)$ with $k$ real unknown parameters $a_1,...,a_k$. For any $(a1,...ak)$,...
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What is the standard terminology for the quantity $\|\nabla f\|_{L^2(\mu)} := \sqrt{\int_{\mathbb R^d}\|\nabla f(x)\|^2d\mu(x)}$?
Let $f:\mathbb R^d \to \mathbb R$ be a continuously differentiable function and let $\mu$ be a probability measure on $\mathbb R^d$.
Question. What is the standard teminology for the quantity $\|\...
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Integration question dealing with several variables and Taylor theorem
Dealing with one-variable and smooth function $f$ on a real interval $I$ such that $D^m f\in\mathcal{C}^2$, we have by Taylor theorem centered at $a\in I$
$$ D^mf(y)= D^mf(a) + D^{m+1}f(a)(y-a) + \...
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A question about multivariable calculus and optimization
Consider the function $f(x) :\mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, such that $f(x)\geqslant 0\; \forall x\in \mathbb{R}$, and has a set of extremum points at $x_{j}$.
Consider the integral :
$$\int_{\bar{...
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