Theorem · Real functions
Young's inequality for products
Young's inequality bounds a product by a sum of powers. It splits the product in a way that depends on the pair of exponents and .
Theorem · Real functions
Young's inequality bounds a product by a sum of powers. It splits the product in a way that depends on the pair of exponents and .
Concept · Associative rings and algebras
The group of units of a ring is the set of its units, with the multiplication of the ring. The definition of the group of units gives the details.
Theorem · Real functions
The area over is the area over plus the area over . We can cut the interval at any point and add the two pieces.
Builds on Definite integral
Theorem · Functions of a complex variable
A complex derivative must be the same in each direction. If you compare the derivative along the real axis with the derivative along the imaginary axis, you get the two equations. So the equations are a test with partial derivatives for a complex derivative. For example, has and , so it fails the test.
Builds on Complex differentiability, Real and imaginary parts
Concept · Mathematical logic and foundations
A relation is antisymmetric when two different elements are never related in both directions.
Concept · Group theory and generalizations
Two elements and of a group are conjugate when for some . Conjugate elements play the same role in the group, up to a change of names given by .
Proposition · Real functions
The graph of bends upward everywhere. Every chord of the graph lies above the graph.
Builds on Exponential function, A function with nonnegative second derivative is convex, The exponential function is its own derivative
Theorem · Number theory
The product of the two neighbours of a Fibonacci number differs from its square by exactly . The sign alternates: , then , then .
Builds on Fibonacci sequence
Theorem · Number theory
The th roots of unity sit on the unit circle at equal angles of , starting at . For , they are the six corners of a regular hexagon.
Builds on Root of unity, de Moivre's formula, Polar form
Concept · Functions of a complex variable
The principal branch of a multivalued function is one branch of it that a standard convention chooses, see the definition. Its values are the principal values. An example is with .
Concept · Probability theory and stochastic processes
A stochastic process has the Markov property when its future, given the present, is independent of its past. The node Markov property gives the precise definition.
Proposition · Mathematical logic and foundations
To reach a point of , first find a point of that sends to . Then find a point of that sends to that point of .
Builds on Surjective function, Function composition
Theorem · Real functions
On a closed bounded interval, continuity at each point upgrades to uniform continuity. There is no room for the function to become steeper and steeper.
Builds on Continuous function, Uniform continuity on a set, Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem
Concept · Field theory and polynomials
An Archimedean ordered field is an ordered field that has no infinitely large and no infinitely small positive elements. In such a field, the natural numbers are not bounded above. The fields and are Archimedean.
Concept · Number theory
A perfect number is a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its positive divisors other than itself. The definition of a perfect number gives the precise form.
Concept · Linear and multilinear algebra; matrix theory
A nilpotent endomorphism is a linear map from a space to itself that becomes zero after finitely many compositions with itself.
Concept · Probability theory and stochastic processes
The moment-generating function of a real random variable is the function . When it is finite near , its derivatives at are the moments of . The node moment-generating function gives the precise definition.
Example · Linear and multilinear algebra; matrix theory
The determinant turns a product of matrices into a product of numbers. That is exactly what a homomorphism does. The matrices that it sends to form an important subgroup, the special linear group.
Builds on Group homomorphism, Kernel of a homomorphism
Concept · Linear and multilinear algebra; matrix theory
An invertible matrix is a square matrix that has a two-sided inverse for matrix multiplication.
Theorem · Field theory and polynomials
Vieta's formulas say that the sum of the roots, the sum of their products in pairs, and so on, are given by the coefficients. You can know these sums without finding the roots.
Builds on Elementary symmetric polynomials, Split polynomial
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