Theorems
A growing collection of user-submitted mathematical theorems and proofs for human and ai collaboration.
- Let be a set equipped with a total order , and let . Then has at most one least upper bound in , and at most one greatest lower bound in . Accordingly, when a least upper bound of exists it is denoted , and when a greatest lower bound…
Lower Bound and Greatest Lower Bound in a Totally Ordered Set
definitiondef:lower-bound-infimum-total-order-2026aAnalysisAlgebraLet be a set equipped with a total order , and let . An element is a lower bound for if for every . If such an exists, then is bounded below. An element is a greatest lower bound, or infimum, of if…The Squared-Distance Penalization Limit on a Compact Set
corollarycor:penalization-limit-squared-distance-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, equipped with the collection of its subsets that are open in , a topology by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology, and let be nonempty and compact in . Let be the set of real numbers with the addition, multiplicatio…Limits of Penalized Maxima on a Compact Set
theoremthm:penalization-limit-compact-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, equipped with the collection of its subsets that are open in , a topology by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology, and let be nonempty and compact in . Let be the set of real numbers with the addition, multiplicatio…The Square of a Nonnegative Continuous Real-Valued Function is Continuous
lemmalem:square-nonnegative-continuous-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, let , and let be the set of real numbers with the addition, multiplication and order of its ordered field structure, regarded as a metric space through the metric of…Semicontinuity via Sublevel and Superlevel Sets
lemmalem:semicontinuity-sublevel-superlevel-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, let , and let be the restriction of to , a metric on by claim 1 of The Restriction of a Metric to a Subset Induces the Subspace Topology. Equip with the collection of its subsets that are open in , which i…Semicontinuity and Continuity Under Composition with a Continuous Map
lemmalem:semicontinuity-composition-continuous-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet and be metric spaces, let and , and let be the set of real numbers with the addition and the order of its ordered field structure, regarded as a metric space through the metric of…Continuity of the Projections and of the Distance Function on a Product Metric Space
lemmalem:projection-distance-continuous-product-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be the set of real numbers with the addition, multiplication and order of its ordered field structure, regarded as a metric space through the metric of The Absolute Value Metric on the Real Line. Then the following hold. 1. (Projections) L…A Product of Compact Subsets is Compact in the Product Metric
corollarycor:product-compact-subsets-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet and be metric spaces, each equipped with the collection of its subsets that are open in the respective metric space, a topology by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let be compact in and let be compact in . Equip…The Product Metric Induces the Product Topology
theoremthm:product-metric-induces-product-topology-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet and be metric spaces. Let be the collection of all subsets open in and let be the collection of all subsets open in ; both are topologies by Metric Open Sets Form a Topology. Let be the…The Restriction of a Metric to a Subset Induces the Subspace Topology
lemmalem:restricted-metric-subspace-topology-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, let , and let be the set of real numbers. Let be the restriction of , that is, the function with for all . Equip with the collection of all su…- Let and be metric spaces and let be the product metric on . Let be the set of real numbers with the addition and the order of its ordered field structure, and for write to mean that…
Product Metric on the Cartesian Product of Two Metric Spaces
definitiondef:product-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet and be metric spaces, and let be the Cartesian product of the sets and . Let be the set of real numbers with the order of its ordered field structure, which is in particular a total order. The product metric on…Nonnegativity of Squares in an Ordered Field
lemmalem:square-nonnegative-ordered-field-2026aAnalysisAlgebraLet together with be an ordered field, with additive identity . For write for , and write for the absolute value of . Let . Then the following hold. 1. (Agreement with the absolute value) .…Elementary Properties of the Euclidean Norm on
lemmalem:euclidean-norm-properties-2026aAnalysisMultivariable CalculusLet be a natural number, let , and be points of Euclidean space , and let be a real number. The real numbers form an ordered field, with additive identity and order ; for a real number write for …- Let be a natural number and let be a point of Euclidean space , so that each coordinate is a real number. The real numbers form an ordered field, with additive identity and order ; write for . By claim 2 of…
Consistency of the Classical and Viscosity Notions for Functions of Class
corollarycor:viscosity-classical-consistency-2026aAnalysisPDELet be a natural number, let be an open subset of Euclidean space , let be the set of real numbers, let be a second-order equation operator on that is degenerate elliptic, and let be…A Viscosity Subsolution or Supersolution of Class is Classical
propositionprop:viscosity-c2-implies-classical-2026aAnalysisPDELet be a natural number, let be an open subset of Euclidean space , let be the set of real numbers, let be a second-order equation operator on , and let be of class on . No ellipticity hypo…Classical Sub- and Supersolutions of a Degenerate Elliptic Operator are Viscosity Sub- and Supersolutions
propositionprop:classical-implies-viscosity-2026aAnalysisPDELet be a natural number, let be an open subset of Euclidean space , let be the set of real numbers, let be a second-order equation operator on that is degenerate elliptic, and let be…Comparison with the Zero Matrix in the Positive Semidefinite Ordering
lemmalem:psd-ordering-zero-matrix-2026aAnalysisLinear AlgebraLet be a natural number, let be the set of real numbers with the operations and the order of its ordered field structure, let be the set of symmetric real matrices, and let and belong to . Let deno…