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Proof of C1C^1 Maps on Euclidean Open Sets are Differentiable

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Proof

Fix a point a=(a1,…,an)∈Ua=(a_1,\dots,a_n)\in U. We will show that ff is differentiable at aa in the sense of Differentiability at a Point and Jacobian Matrix for Maps Between Euclidean Spaces. Write f=(f1,…,fm)f=(f_1,\dots,f_m).

Because UU is open, there exists ρ>0\rho>0 such that whenever x∈Rnx\in\mathbb{R}^n satisfies

βˆ‘i=1n(xiβˆ’ai)2<ρ2,\sum_{i=1}^n (x_i-a_i)^2<\rho^2,

one has x∈Ux\in U.

Let Ξ΅>0\varepsilon>0 be given. Set

Ξ·=Ξ΅mn.\eta=\frac{\varepsilon}{mn}.

For each pair of indices j∈{1,…,m}j\in\{1,\dots,m\} and r∈{1,…,n}r\in\{1,\dots,n\}, the function

xβ†¦βˆ‚fjβˆ‚xr(x)x\mapsto \frac{\partial f_j}{\partial x_r}(x)

is continuous at aa by the definition of C^1 Map on an Open Subset of Euclidean Space. Hence there exists δjr>0\delta_{jr}>0 such that whenever x∈Ux\in U and

βˆ‘i=1n(xiβˆ’ai)2<Ξ΄jr2,\sum_{i=1}^n (x_i-a_i)^2<\delta_{jr}^2,

one has

βˆ£βˆ‚fjβˆ‚xr(x)βˆ’βˆ‚fjβˆ‚xr(a)∣<Ξ·.\left|\frac{\partial f_j}{\partial x_r}(x)-\frac{\partial f_j}{\partial x_r}(a)\right|<\eta.

Let

Ξ΄=min⁑(ρ,Ξ΄11,…,Ξ΄mn).\delta=\min\Bigl(\rho,\delta_{11},\dots,\delta_{mn}\Bigr).

Now let h=(h1,…,hn)∈Rnh=(h_1,\dots,h_n)\in\mathbb{R}^n satisfy

0<βˆ‘i=1nhi2<Ξ΄2.0<\sum_{i=1}^n h_i^2<\delta^2.

For each r∈{0,1,…,n}r\in\{0,1,\dots,n\} define

x(r)=a+(h1,…,hr,0,…,0).x^{(r)}=a+(h_1,\dots,h_r,0,\dots,0).

Then x(0)=ax^{(0)}=a and x(n)=a+hx^{(n)}=a+h. Also, for every rr,

βˆ‘i=1n(xi(r)βˆ’ai)2=βˆ‘i=1rhi2β‰€βˆ‘i=1nhi2<Ξ΄2≀ρ2,\sum_{i=1}^n (x_i^{(r)}-a_i)^2=\sum_{i=1}^r h_i^2\le \sum_{i=1}^n h_i^2<\delta^2\le \rho^2,

so every point x(r)x^{(r)} lies in UU.

Fix a coordinate index j∈{1,…,m}j\in\{1,\dots,m\}. Then

fj(a+h)βˆ’fj(a)=βˆ‘r=1n(fj(x(r))βˆ’fj(x(rβˆ’1))).f_j(a+h)-f_j(a)=\sum_{r=1}^n \bigl(f_j(x^{(r)})-f_j(x^{(r-1)})\bigr).

For each rr, define a one-variable function Ο†r\varphi_r on the closed interval joining 00 and hrh_r by

Ο†r(t)=fj(a1+h1,…,arβˆ’1+hrβˆ’1,ar+t,ar+1,…,an).\varphi_r(t)=f_j(a_1+h_1,\dots,a_{r-1}+h_{r-1},a_r+t,a_{r+1},\dots,a_n).

Because the coordinate function fjf_j is continuous at every point of UU by the definition of C1C^1, the function Ο†r\varphi_r is continuous at every point of that closed interval in the sense of Continuity at a Point; hence it is continuous on the closed interval in the sense of Continuity on a Closed Interval. Moreover, at every interior point tt of the interval, the derivative of Ο†r\varphi_r exists and satisfies

Ο†rβ€²(t)=βˆ‚fjβˆ‚xr(a1+h1,…,arβˆ’1+hrβˆ’1,ar+t,ar+1,…,an),\varphi_r'(t)=\frac{\partial f_j}{\partial x_r}(a_1+h_1,\dots,a_{r-1}+h_{r-1},a_r+t,a_{r+1},\dots,a_n),

directly from the definition of Partial Derivative of a Coordinate Function. Therefore we may apply Mean Value Theorem in One Dimension. If hr≠0h_r\ne 0, there exists a point crc_r between 00 and hrh_r such that

fj(x(r))βˆ’fj(x(rβˆ’1))=Ο†r(hr)βˆ’Ο†r(0)=Ο†rβ€²(cr)hr.f_j(x^{(r)})-f_j(x^{(r-1)}) =\varphi_r(h_r)-\varphi_r(0) =\varphi_r'(c_r)h_r.

If hr=0h_r=0, the same identity holds trivially with both sides equal to 00. Thus, for each rr, there exists a point

ΞΎ(r)=(a1+h1,…,arβˆ’1+hrβˆ’1,ar+cr,ar+1,…,an)∈U\xi^{(r)}=(a_1+h_1,\dots,a_{r-1}+h_{r-1},a_r+c_r,a_{r+1},\dots,a_n)\in U

such that

fj(x(r))βˆ’fj(x(rβˆ’1))=βˆ‚fjβˆ‚xr(ΞΎ(r))hr.f_j(x^{(r)})-f_j(x^{(r-1)})=\frac{\partial f_j}{\partial x_r}(\xi^{(r)})h_r.

Summing over rr gives

fj(a+h)βˆ’fj(a)=βˆ‘r=1nβˆ‚fjβˆ‚xr(ΞΎ(r))hr.f_j(a+h)-f_j(a)=\sum_{r=1}^n \frac{\partial f_j}{\partial x_r}(\xi^{(r)})h_r.

Subtracting the linear term defined by the Jacobian matrix at aa, we obtain

Rj(h):=fj(a+h)βˆ’fj(a)βˆ’βˆ‘r=1nβˆ‚fjβˆ‚xr(a)hr=βˆ‘r=1n(βˆ‚fjβˆ‚xr(ΞΎ(r))βˆ’βˆ‚fjβˆ‚xr(a))hr.R_j(h):=f_j(a+h)-f_j(a)-\sum_{r=1}^n \frac{\partial f_j}{\partial x_r}(a)h_r =\sum_{r=1}^n \left(\frac{\partial f_j}{\partial x_r}(\xi^{(r)})-\frac{\partial f_j}{\partial x_r}(a)\right)h_r.

Now each point ΞΎ(r)\xi^{(r)} also satisfies

βˆ‘i=1n(ΞΎi(r)βˆ’ai)2β‰€βˆ‘i=1nhi2<Ξ΄2≀δjr2,\sum_{i=1}^n (\xi_i^{(r)}-a_i)^2\le \sum_{i=1}^n h_i^2<\delta^2\le \delta_{jr}^2,

so by the choice of Ξ΄jr\delta_{jr},

βˆ£βˆ‚fjβˆ‚xr(ΞΎ(r))βˆ’βˆ‚fjβˆ‚xr(a)∣<Ξ·.\left|\frac{\partial f_j}{\partial x_r}(\xi^{(r)})-\frac{\partial f_j}{\partial x_r}(a)\right|<\eta.

Hence

∣Rj(h)βˆ£β‰€Ξ·βˆ‘r=1n∣hr∣.|R_j(h)|\le \eta\sum_{r=1}^n |h_r|.

Therefore,

Rj(h)2≀η2(βˆ‘r=1n∣hr∣)2.R_j(h)^2\le \eta^2\left(\sum_{r=1}^n |h_r|\right)^2.

Expanding the square and using 2∣hr∣∣hsβˆ£β‰€hr2+hs22|h_r||h_s|\le h_r^2+h_s^2, we obtain

(βˆ‘r=1n∣hr∣)2≀nβˆ‘r=1nhr2.\left(\sum_{r=1}^n |h_r|\right)^2\le n\sum_{r=1}^n h_r^2.

Consequently,

Rj(h)2≀nΞ·2βˆ‘r=1nhr2.R_j(h)^2\le n\eta^2\sum_{r=1}^n h_r^2.

Summing over j=1,…,mj=1,\dots,m,

βˆ‘j=1mRj(h)2≀mnΞ·2βˆ‘r=1nhr2.\sum_{j=1}^m R_j(h)^2\le mn\eta^2\sum_{r=1}^n h_r^2.

Since Ξ·=Ξ΅/(mn)\eta=\varepsilon/(mn), we have

mnΞ·2=Ξ΅2mn≀Ρ2,mn\eta^2=\frac{\varepsilon^2}{mn}\le \varepsilon^2,

because m,n∈Nm,n\in\mathbb{N} imply m,nβ‰₯1m,n\ge 1. Therefore,

βˆ‘j=1mRj(h)2<Ξ΅2βˆ‘r=1nhr2.\sum_{j=1}^m R_j(h)^2<\varepsilon^2\sum_{r=1}^n h_r^2.

This is exactly the differentiability condition from Differentiability at a Point and Jacobian Matrix for Maps Between Euclidean Spaces. Therefore ff is differentiable at aa. Since a∈Ua\in U was arbitrary, ff is differentiable at every point of UU.

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