Theorems
A growing collection of mathematical statements with user-submitted proofs.
- A topological space is a pair consisting of a set and a collection of subsets of such that the following conditions hold. The empty set and the whole set belong to . For every set and every \reftext{def:family-subfamily-subsets-set-2026a}{family of subsets of } such that for every , the union also belongs to . For every \reftext{def:natural-numbers-2026a}{natural number} and every subsets , the intersection also belongs to . The elements of are called open sets, and is called a topology on .
Sign of a Product of Adjacent Transpositions
theoremthm:sign-product-adjacent-transpositions-2026aAlgebraLet , let be a permutation in the sense of \ref{def:permutation-initial-segment-2026a}, and suppose that where each is an adjacent transposition as in \ref{thm:permutation-product-adjacent-transpositions-2026a}. Then where is the sign from \ref{def:sign-permutation-2026a}.Every Permutation is a Product of Adjacent Transpositions
theoremthm:permutation-product-adjacent-transpositions-2026aAlgebraLet , and let be a permutation in the sense of \ref{def:permutation-initial-segment-2026a}. For each , define the adjacent transposition by and for every . Then there exist an integer and indices such thatPermutation Rule for Wedge Products of Coordinate 1-Forms
theoremthm:permutation-rule-coordinate-wedge-forms-euclidean-2026aGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet , let be \reftext{def:open-subset-euclidean-space-2026a}{open}, let , and let be a permutation in the sense of \ref{def:permutation-initial-segment-2026a}. Then the coordinate -forms from \ref{def:coordinate-1-form-euclidean-open-set-2026a} satisfy where is the sign from \ref{def:sign-permutation-2026a} and the wedge products are taken in the sense of \ref{def:wedge-product-differential-forms-euclidean-2026b}.Active Coordinate Coefficient Formula for the Exterior Derivative
theoremthm:active-coefficient-exterior-derivative-euclidean-2026aGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet with , let be \reftext{def:open-subset-euclidean-space-2026a}{open}, let be a \reftext{def:c1-differential-k-form-euclidean-open-set-2026b}{ differential -form} on , and fix strictly increasing indices Write in the coordinate expansion from \ref{thm:coordinate-expansion-differential-forms-euclidean-2026b} as For each , let denote the increasing -tuple obtained from by omitting , and let be the corresponding coefficient function. Then the coefficient of in the coordinate expansion of from \ref{def:exterior-derivative-c1-differential-form-euclidean-open-set-2026b} isDerivative of a Coordinate Slice of a Function on a Euclidean Open Set
theoremthm:coordinate-slice-derivative-c1-euclidean-2026aAnalysisMultivariable CalculusLet , let be \reftext{def:open-subset-euclidean-space-2026a}{open}, let be a \reftext{def:c1-map-euclidean-open-set-2026a}{ map}, let , and let . Let with , and assume that Define by Then is continuous on , differentiable at every , and for every .Associativity of the Wedge Product of Differential Forms on Euclidean Space
theoremthm:associativity-wedge-differential-forms-euclidean-2026bGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet , let be \reftext{def:open-subset-euclidean-space-2026a}{open}, let , let be a \reftext{def:differential-k-form-euclidean-open-set-2026a}{differential -form} on , let be a differential -form on , and let be a differential -form on . Then Consequently, whenever are differential forms on for some , the expression is unambiguous.Stokes Theorem for Oriented Sub-Rectangles in Euclidean Space
theoremthm:stokes-oriented-sub-rectangles-euclidean-2026bAnalysisGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet with , let be an \reftext{def:oriented-k-sub-rectangle-euclidean-2026a}{oriented -sub-rectangle} of , let be open with , and let be a \reftext{def:c1-differential-k-form-euclidean-open-set-2026b}{ differential -form} on . Then where is the exterior derivative from \ref{def:exterior-derivative-c1-differential-form-euclidean-open-set-2026b}, the left-hand side and each term on the right are integrals in the sense of \ref{def:integral-form-oriented-k-sub-rectangle-euclidean-2026b}, and the boundary collection is the one from \ref{def:boundary-oriented-k-sub-rectangle-euclidean-2026a}.Oriented k-Sub-Rectangle of Euclidean Space
definitiondef:oriented-k-sub-rectangle-euclidean-2026aGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet with . Choose strictly increasing indices choose real numbers for , and for each index choose a real number . Let be the associated \reftext{def:standard-k-rectangle-euclidean-2026a}{standard -rectangle}. Define the coordinate insertion map by sending to the point whose coordinates satisfy for and for every remaining index . The image is called a -sub-rectangle of . An oriented -sub-rectangle of is a pair where is such a -sub-rectangle and .Integral of a Differential Form over an Oriented k-Sub-Rectangle in Euclidean Space
definitiondef:integral-form-oriented-k-sub-rectangle-euclidean-2026bAnalysisGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet with , let be an \reftext{def:oriented-k-sub-rectangle-euclidean-2026a}{oriented -sub-rectangle} of , let be open with , and let be a \reftext{def:continuous-differential-k-form-euclidean-open-set-2026b}{continuous differential -form} on . Choose data as in \ref{def:oriented-k-sub-rectangle-euclidean-2026a}, so that for a standard -rectangle and active coordinate indices . Write in the coordinate expansion from \ref{thm:coordinate-expansion-differential-forms-euclidean-2026b}. Let be the coefficient function of the basis form For each fixed , define where this is the one-dimensional \reftext{def:riemann-integrable-closed-interval-c54-2026b}{Riemann integral} on ; it exists because the integrand is continuous on , hence \reftext{lem:continuous-implies-riemann-integrable-c54-2026b}{Riemann integrable}. Recursively, for each and each fixed , define again in the one-dimensional Riemann sense of \ref{def:riemann-integrable-closed-interval-c54-2026b}, whenever the integrand is viewed as a function of alone. The integral of over is defined by Equivalently, with the right-hand side understood through the recursive construction above.Boundary of an Oriented k-Sub-Rectangle in Euclidean Space
definitiondef:boundary-oriented-k-sub-rectangle-euclidean-2026aGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet with , and let be an \reftext{def:oriented-k-sub-rectangle-euclidean-2026a}{oriented -sub-rectangle} of . Choose data as in \ref{def:oriented-k-sub-rectangle-euclidean-2026a}, so that for a standard -rectangle For each index , let and define insertion maps and by inserting or in the th coordinate. Composing with gives -sub-rectangles The boundary of is the collection of oriented -sub-rectanglesStandard k-Rectangle in Euclidean Space
definitiondef:standard-k-rectangle-euclidean-2026aGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet . A standard -rectangle in is a set of the form where and for every index .Exterior Derivative of a Differential Form on a Euclidean Open Set
definitiondef:exterior-derivative-c1-differential-form-euclidean-open-set-2026bGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet , let be \reftext{def:open-subset-euclidean-space-2026a}{open}, let , and let be a \reftext{def:c1-differential-k-form-euclidean-open-set-2026b}{ differential -form} on . Write as in \ref{thm:coordinate-expansion-differential-forms-euclidean-2026b}. The exterior derivative of is the differential -form on defined by where the partial derivatives are in the sense of \ref{def:partial-derivative-coordinate-map-2026a}. When , this is the usual differential of a real-valued function.Differential k-Form on an Open Subset of Euclidean Space
definitiondef:c1-differential-k-form-euclidean-open-set-2026bGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet , let be \reftext{def:open-subset-euclidean-space-2026a}{open}, let , and let be a \reftext{def:differential-k-form-euclidean-open-set-2026a}{differential -form} on . Write in the coordinate expansion from \ref{thm:coordinate-expansion-differential-forms-euclidean-2026b}. We say that is of class if each coefficient function in that expansion is a \reftext{def:c1-map-euclidean-open-set-2026a}{ map} from to .Continuous Differential k-Form on an Open Subset of Euclidean Space
definitiondef:continuous-differential-k-form-euclidean-open-set-2026bGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet , let be \reftext{def:open-subset-euclidean-space-2026a}{open}, let , and let be a \reftext{def:differential-k-form-euclidean-open-set-2026a}{differential -form} on . Write in the coordinate expansion from \ref{thm:coordinate-expansion-differential-forms-euclidean-2026b}. We say that is continuous if each coefficient function in that expansion is \reftext{def:continuous-map-at-point-euclidean-2026a}{continuous at every point of }.Coordinate Expansion of Differential Forms on Euclidean Open Sets
theoremthm:coordinate-expansion-differential-forms-euclidean-2026bGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet , let be \reftext{def:open-subset-euclidean-space-2026a}{open}, let , and let be a \reftext{def:differential-k-form-euclidean-open-set-2026a}{differential -form} on . Then there exist unique real-valued functions indexed by strictly increasing -tuples with such that where each is the coordinate -form from \ref{def:coordinate-1-form-euclidean-open-set-2026a} and the wedge product is the one from \ref{def:wedge-product-differential-forms-euclidean-2026b}. When , this says that is uniquely equal to a real-valued function on .Coordinate 1-Form on an Open Subset of Euclidean Space
definitiondef:coordinate-1-form-euclidean-open-set-2026aGeometryMultivariable CalculusLet , let be \reftext{def:open-subset-euclidean-space-2026a}{open}, and let . The th coordinate -form on is the \reftext{def:differential-k-form-euclidean-open-set-2026a}{differential -form} on defined by for every point and every vector .Maps on Euclidean Open Sets are Differentiable
theoremthm:c1-implies-differentiable-euclidean-2026aMultivariable CalculusLet . Let be \reftext{def:open-subset-euclidean-space-2026a}{open}, and let be a \reftext{def:c1-map-euclidean-open-set-2026a}{ map}. Then for every point , the map is \reftext{def:differentiable-map-at-point-euclidean-2026a}{differentiable} at .Composition of Continuous Euclidean Maps
theoremthm:composition-continuous-euclidean-2026aMultivariable CalculusLet . Let , let , let , and let . Let . Suppose that is \reftext{def:continuous-map-at-point-euclidean-2026a}{continuous} at and that is continuous at . Then the composition is continuous at .Sums and Products of Continuous Real-Valued Functions
theoremthm:sum-product-continuous-real-2026aAnalysisLet , let , and let . Suppose that and are \reftext{def:continuous-at-point-c54-2026b}{continuous} at . Then the functions and are continuous at .