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Physlib.SpaceAndTime.Space.Derivatives.Basic

Derivatives on Space

i. Overview

In this module we define derivatives of functions and distributions on space `Space d`, in the standard directions.

ii. Key results

  • `deriv` : The derivative of a function on space in a given direction.
  • `distDeriv` : The derivative of a distribution on space in a given direction.

iii. Table of contents

- A. Derivatives of functions on `Space d` - A.1. Basic equalities - A.2. Derivative of the constant function - A.3. Derivative distributes over addition - A.4. Derivative distributes over scalar multiplication - A.5. Two spatial derivatives commute - A.6. Derivative of a component - A.7. Derivative of a component squared - A.8. Derivivatives of components - A.9. Derivative of a norm squared - A.9.1. Differentiability of the norm squared function - A.9.2. Derivative of the norm squared function - A.10. Derivative of the inner product - A.10.1. Differentiability of the inner product function - A.10.2. Derivative of the inner product function - A.10.3. Derivative of the inner product on one side - A.11. Differentiability of derivatives - B. Derivatives of distributions on `Space d` - B.1. The definition - B.2. Basic equality - B.3. Commutation of derivatives

iv. References

A. Derivatives of functions on `Space d`

A.1. Basic equalities

A.2. Derivative of the constant function

A.3. Derivative distributes over addition

A.4. Derivative distributes over scalar multiplication

A.5. Two spatial derivatives commute

A.6. Derivative of a component

A.7. Derivative of a component squared

A.8. Derivivatives of components

A.9. Derivative of a norm squared

#### A.9.1. Differentiability of the norm squared function

#### A.9.2. Derivative of the norm squared function

A.10. Derivative of the inner product

#### A.10.1. Differentiability of the inner product function

#### A.10.2. Derivative of the inner product function

#### A.10.3. Derivative of the inner product on one side

A.11. Differentiability of derivatives

B. Derivatives of distributions on `Space d`

B.1. The definition

B.2. Basic equality

B.3. Commutation of derivatives

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definition

Spatial derivative in direction μ\mu

Given a function f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M, where MM is a real topological vector space, and a basis index μ∈{0,…,d−1}\mu \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivative is the function that maps each point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d to the Fréchet derivative of ff at xx evaluated in the direction of the μ\mu-th standard basis vector eμe_\mu. This definition corresponds to the partial derivative of ff with respect to the μ\mu-th coordinate, denoted as ∂f∂xμ\frac{\partial f}{\partial x_\mu} or ∂μf\partial_\mu f.

definition

Spatial derivative notation ∂[i]\partial[i]

This definition introduces the mathematical notation ∂[i]\partial[i] as a shorthand for the spatial derivative operator `Space.deriv` in the direction of the ii-th basis vector. Given a function f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M and an index i∈{0,…,d−1}i \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the expression ∂[i]f\partial[i] f denotes the partial derivative of ff with respect to the ii-th coordinate direction.

theorem

deriv μ f(x)=Df(x)(eμ)\text{deriv } \mu \, f(x) = \text{D}f(x)(e_\mu)

Let MM be a real topological vector space and f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M be a function. For any basis index μ∈{0,…,d−1}\mu \in \{0, \dots, d-1\} and any point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d, the spatial derivative of ff at xx in the direction of the μ\mu-th standard basis vector is equal to the Fréchet derivative of ff at xx evaluated at the μ\mu-th basis vector eμe_\mu: deriv μ f(x)=Df(x)(eμ) \text{deriv } \mu \, f(x) = \text{D}f(x)(e_\mu) where Df(x)\text{D}f(x) denotes the Fréchet derivative of ff at xx, and eμe_\mu is the μ\mu-th vector of the standard orthonormal basis of Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

∂μf=λx,Df(x)⋅eμ\partial_\mu f = \lambda x, Df(x) \cdot e_\mu

Let MM be a real topological vector space and f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M be a function. For any index μ∈{0,…,d−1}\mu \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivative ∂μf\partial_\mu f is the function that maps each point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d to the Fréchet derivative of ff at xx evaluated in the direction of the μ\mu-th standard basis vector eμe_\mu. Mathematically, ∂μf=λx,Df(x)⋅eμ\partial_\mu f = \lambda x, Df(x) \cdot e_\mu, where Df(x)Df(x) denotes the Fréchet derivative of ff at xx and eμe_\mu is the μ\mu-th standard orthonormal basis vector of Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

∂μf(x)=Df(x)(eμ)\partial_\mu f(x) = Df(x)(e_\mu)

Let MM be a real topological vector space and f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M be a function. For any point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d and any basis index μ∈{0,…,d−1}\mu \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivative of ff in the direction μ\mu at xx, denoted ∂μf(x)\partial_\mu f(x), is equal to the Fréchet derivative of ff at xx evaluated at the μ\mu-th standard basis vector eμe_\mu.

theorem

Fréchet Derivative as a Sum of Spatial Derivatives: Df(x)y=∑iyi∂if(x)Df(x)y = \sum_i y_i \partial_i f(x)

Let MM be a real topological vector space and f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M be a function. For any points x,y∈Space dx, y \in \text{Space } d, the Fréchet derivative of ff at xx evaluated in the direction yy, denoted Df(x)(y)Df(x)(y), is equal to the sum over all basis indices i∈{0,…,d−1}i \in \{0, \dots, d-1\} of the ii-th coordinate of yy scaled by the spatial derivative of ff at xx in the ii-th direction: Df(x)(y)=∑i=0d−1yi⋅∂if(x) Df(x)(y) = \sum_{i=0}^{d-1} y_i \cdot \partial_i f(x) where yiy_i is the ii-th component of yy and ∂if(x)\partial_i f(x) is the partial derivative of ff at xx with respect to the ii-th standard basis vector.

theorem

∂μf(x)=(df)x(eμ)\partial_\mu f(x) = (df)_x(e_\mu)

Let MM be a real normed space and f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M be a function. For any point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d and any basis index μ∈{0,…,d−1}\mu \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivative of ff in the direction μ\mu at xx, denoted ∂μf(x)\partial_\mu f(x), is equal to the manifold derivative of ff at xx (with respect to the standard model spaces Rd\mathbb{R}^d and MM) evaluated at the μ\mu-th standard basis vector eμe_\mu.

theorem

Equivalence of Manifold and Fréchet Differentiability on Space d\text{Space } d

Let dd be a dimension and MM be a real normed vector space. For a function f:Space d→Mf : \text{Space } d \to M and a point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d, ff is manifold-differentiable at xx with respect to the specific manifold structure `manifoldStructure d` on the domain and the canonical manifold structure I(R,M)\mathcal{I}(\mathbb{R}, M) on the codomain if and only if ff is Fréchet differentiable at xx in the standard sense of real normed spaces.

theorem

∂μf(x)\partial_\mu f(x) equals the manifold derivative of ff under `manifoldStructure`

Let MM be a real normed space and f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M be a function. For any point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d and any coordinate index μ∈{0,…,d−1}\mu \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivative of ff at xx in the direction μ\mu is equal to the manifold Fréchet derivative of ff at xx applied to the μ\mu-th standard basis vector eμ∈Rde_\mu \in \mathbb{R}^d. This derivative is taken with respect to the specific manifold structure `Space.manifoldStructure d` on the domain and the canonical manifold structure I(R,M)\mathcal{I}(\mathbb{R}, M) on the codomain. Mathematically: deriv μ f(x)=(df)x(eμ) \text{deriv } \mu \, f(x) = (df)_x(e_\mu) where (df)x(df)_x is the manifold derivative at xx, and eμe_\mu is the vector in the Euclidean space Rd\mathbb{R}^d with 11 at the μ\mu-th coordinate and 00 elsewhere.

theorem

∂μ(constant)=0\partial_\mu (\text{constant}) = 0

Let MM be a real normed space and dd be a natural number representing the dimension of the domain Space d\text{Space } d. For any constant value m∈Mm \in M and any basis index μ∈{0,…,d−1}\mu \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, let f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M be the constant function f(x)=mf(x) = m. The spatial derivative of ff in the direction of the μ\mu-th basis vector at any point t∈Space dt \in \text{Space } d is zero, denoted as ∂μf(t)=0\partial_\mu f(t) = 0.

theorem

∂u(f1+f2)=∂uf1+∂uf2\partial_u (f_1 + f_2) = \partial_u f_1 + \partial_u f_2

Let MM be a real normed space and dd be a natural number. Let f1,f2:Space d→Mf_1, f_2: \text{Space } d \to M be two functions that are differentiable on Space d\text{Space } d. For any basis index u∈{0,…,d−1}u \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivative of the sum of the functions is equal to the sum of their individual spatial derivatives: ∂u(f1+f2)=∂uf1+∂uf2 \partial_u (f_1 + f_2) = \partial_u f_1 + \partial_u f_2 where ∂u\partial_u denotes the partial derivative with respect to the uu-th coordinate (the Fréchet derivative evaluated in the direction of the uu-th standard basis vector).

theorem

∂u(f1,i+f2,i)=∂uf1,i+∂uf2,i\partial_u (f_{1,i} + f_{2,i}) = \partial_u f_{1,i} + \partial_u f_{2,i}

Let f1,f2:Space d→Rdf_1, f_2: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R}^d be two differentiable functions. For any basis index u∈{0,…,d−1}u \in \{0, \dots, d-1\} of the domain and any coordinate index ii of the codomain Rd\mathbb{R}^d, the spatial derivative ∂u\partial_u of the sum of the ii-th components of f1f_1 and f2f_2 is equal to the sum of the spatial derivatives of the individual ii-th components: ∂u(f1(x)i+f2(x)i)=∂u(f1(x)i)+∂u(f2(x)i) \partial_u (f_1(x)_i + f_2(x)_i) = \partial_u (f_1(x)_i) + \partial_u (f_2(x)_i) where f(x)if(x)_i denotes the ii-th component of the vector f(x)f(x).

theorem

Product rule for spatial derivatives: ∂u(c⋅f)=c⋅∂uf+∂uc⋅f\partial_u (c \cdot f) = c \cdot \partial_u f + \partial_u c \cdot f

Let MM be a real normed space and k\mathbb{k} be a normed algebra over R\mathbb{R}. For functions c:Space d→kc: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{k} and f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M that are differentiable at a point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d, the spatial derivative in direction u∈{0,…,d−1}u \in \{0, \dots, d-1\} of their scalar product satisfies the Leibniz rule: ∂u(c⋅f)(x)=c(x)⋅∂uf(x)+(∂uc(x))⋅f(x) \partial_u (c \cdot f)(x) = c(x) \cdot \partial_u f(x) + (\partial_u c(x)) \cdot f(x) where ∂u\partial_u denotes the partial derivative with respect to the uu-th standard basis vector.

theorem

∂u(c⋅f)=c⋅∂uf\partial_u (c \cdot f) = c \cdot \partial_u f

Let MM be a real normed space and RR be a semiring acting on MM (such that the action commutes with the real scalar multiplication and constant scalar multiplication is continuous). Let f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M be a differentiable function and c∈Rc \in R be a constant. For any index u∈{0,…,d−1}u \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivative in direction uu (denoted by ∂u\partial_u) satisfies: ∂u(c⋅f)=c⋅∂uf \partial_u (c \cdot f) = c \cdot \partial_u f where ∂uf\partial_u f is the derivative of ff in the direction of the uu-th standard orthonormal basis vector of Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

∂u(kfi)=k∂ufi\partial_u (k f_i) = k \partial_u f_i

Let f:Space d→Rdf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R}^d be a differentiable function and k∈Rk \in \mathbb{R} be a scalar constant. For any point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d, coordinate index i∈{0,…,d−1}i \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, and basis index u∈{0,…,d−1}u \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivative in direction uu (denoted by ∂u\partial_u) of the ii-th component of ff scaled by kk satisfies: ∂u(x↦k⋅fi(x))=k⋅∂ufi(x) \partial_u (x \mapsto k \cdot f_i(x)) = k \cdot \partial_u f_i(x) where fi(x)f_i(x) denotes the ii-th coordinate of the vector f(x)f(x).

theorem

Commutativity of spatial derivatives: ∂u∂vf=∂v∂uf\partial_u \partial_v f = \partial_v \partial_u f for C2C^2 functions

Let MM be a real normed space and f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M be a function. If ff is twice continuously differentiable (of class C2C^2), then for any indices u,v∈{0,…,d−1}u, v \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivatives in those directions commute: ∂u(∂vf)=∂v(∂uf) \partial_u (\partial_v f) = \partial_v (\partial_u f) where ∂μf\partial_\mu f denotes the derivative of ff in the direction of the μ\mu-th standard orthonormal basis vector of Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

∂μxμ=1\partial_\mu x_\mu = 1

For any dimension dd, given an index μ∈{0,…,d−1}\mu \in \{0, \dots, d-1\} and a point xx in the space Space d\text{Space } d, the spatial derivative of the μ\mu-th coordinate function f(x)=xμf(x) = x_\mu in the direction of the μ\mu-th standard basis vector is equal to 1: ∂μ(x↦xμ)=1 \partial_\mu (x \mapsto x_\mu) = 1 where xμx_\mu denotes the μ\mu-th component of the vector xx.

theorem

∂μxν=0\partial_\mu x_\nu = 0 for μ≠ν\mu \neq \nu in Space d\text{Space } d

For a given dimension dd, let μ\mu and ν\nu be distinct indices in {0,1,…,d−1}\{0, 1, \dots, d-1\} (i.e., μ≠ν\mu \neq \nu). For any point xx in Space d\text{Space } d, the spatial derivative of the ν\nu-th coordinate function with respect to the μ\mu-th direction is zero: ∂μ(x↦xν)=0 \partial_\mu (x \mapsto x_\nu) = 0 where xνx_\nu denotes the ν\nu-th component of xx, and ∂μ\partial_\mu denotes the derivative in the direction of the μ\mu-th standard orthonormal basis vector eμe_\mu.

theorem

∂νxμ=δνμ\partial_\nu x_\mu = \delta_{\nu\mu}

For a given dimension dd, let μ\mu and ν\nu be indices in {0,1,…,d−1}\{0, 1, \dots, d-1\}. For any point xx in Space d\text{Space } d, the spatial derivative of the μ\mu-th coordinate function with respect to the ν\nu-th direction is given by: ∂ν(x↦xμ)={1if ν=μ0if ν≠μ \partial_\nu (x \mapsto x_\mu) = \begin{cases} 1 & \text{if } \nu = \mu \\ 0 & \text{if } \nu \neq \mu \end{cases} where xμx_\mu denotes the μ\mu-th component of the vector xx, and ∂ν\partial_\nu denotes the derivative in the direction of the ν\nu-th standard basis vector.

theorem

∂ν(xμ2)=2xμδνμ\partial_\nu (x_\mu^2) = 2x_\mu \delta_{\nu\mu}

In a dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d, let μ\mu and ν\nu be indices in {0,1,…,d−1}\{0, 1, \dots, d-1\}. For any point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d, the spatial derivative of the square of the μ\mu-th coordinate function in the direction of the ν\nu-th standard basis vector is given by: ∂ν(x↦xμ2)={2xμif ν=μ0if ν≠μ \partial_\nu (x \mapsto x_\mu^2) = \begin{cases} 2x_\mu & \text{if } \nu = \mu \\ 0 & \text{if } \nu \neq \mu \end{cases} where xμx_\mu denotes the μ\mu-th component of the vector xx, and ∂ν\partial_\nu denotes the derivative evaluated in the direction of the ν\nu-th standard basis vector eνe_\nu.

theorem

∂ν(fμ)=(∂νf)μ\partial_\nu (f_\mu) = (\partial_\nu f)_\mu for Euclidean-valued functions

Let f:Space d→Rnf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R}^n be a differentiable function, where the codomain is the nn-dimensional Euclidean space. For any point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d, any domain basis index ν∈{0,…,d−1}\nu \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, and any codomain component index μ∈{0,…,n−1}\mu \in \{0, \dots, n-1\}, the spatial derivative of the μ\mu-th component of ff in the direction ν\nu is equal to the μ\mu-th component of the spatial derivative of ff in the direction ν\nu. That is, ∂ν(x↦f(x)μ)=(∂νf)μ \partial_\nu (x \mapsto f(x)_\mu) = (\partial_\nu f)_\mu

theorem

∂ν(fμ)=(∂νf)μ\partial_\nu (f_\mu) = (\partial_\nu f)_\mu for Lorentz-valued functions

Let f:Space d→Lorentz.Vector df: \text{Space } d \to \text{Lorentz.Vector } d be a differentiable function. For any spatial coordinate index ν∈{0,…,d−1}\nu \in \{0, \dots, d-1\} and any Lorentz vector component index μ\mu, the spatial derivative of the μ\mu-th component of ff at a point xx is equal to the μ\mu-th component of the spatial derivative of ff at xx. Mathematically, ∂ν(fμ)(x)=(∂νf(x))μ\partial_\nu (f_\mu)(x) = (\partial_\nu f(x))_\mu where ∂ν\partial_\nu denotes the derivative with respect to the ν\nu-th standard basis vector of Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

x↦∥x∥2x \mapsto \|x\|^2 is differentiable on Space d\text{Space } d

In the dd-dimensional real vector space Space d\text{Space } d, the function mapping each element xx to the square of its Euclidean norm, x↦∥x∥2x \mapsto \|x\|^2, is differentiable over R\mathbb{R}.

theorem

∂i(∥x∥2)=2xi\partial_i (\|x\|^2) = 2x_i

In the dd-dimensional real inner product space Space d\text{Space } d, for any point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d and any basis index i∈{0,1,…,d−1}i \in \{0, 1, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivative of the squared Euclidean norm function x↦∥x∥2x \mapsto \|x\|^2 in the direction of the ii-th basis vector at xx is equal to 2xi2x_i. Mathematically, ∂i(∥x∥2)=2xi \partial_i (\|x\|^2) = 2x_i where xix_i denotes the ii-th component of the vector xx, and ∂i\partial_i denotes the spatial derivative in the direction of the ii-th standard basis vector eie_i.

theorem

y↦⟨y,y⟩y \mapsto \langle y, y \rangle is Differentiable on Space d\text{Space } d

For any dimension d∈Nd \in \mathbb{N}, the function y↦⟨y,y⟩y \mapsto \langle y, y \rangle mapping an element of the dd-dimensional real inner product space Space d\text{Space } d to its inner product with itself is differentiable over the real numbers R\mathbb{R}.

theorem

y↦⟨y,y⟩y \mapsto \langle y, y \rangle is Differentiable at xx

For any dimension d∈Nd \in \mathbb{N} and any element xx of the dd-dimensional real inner product space Space d\text{Space } d, the function mapping y∈Space dy \in \text{Space } d to the inner product ⟨y,y⟩\langle y, y \rangle is differentiable at xx over the real numbers R\mathbb{R}.

theorem

Differentiability of ⟨f,g⟩\langle f, g \rangle at xx

Let MM be a real normed space and dd be a natural number. Suppose f,g:M→Space df, g: M \to \text{Space } d are functions. If ff and gg are differentiable at a point x∈Mx \in M, then the scalar-valued function mapping y∈My \in M to the inner product ⟨f(y),g(y)⟩\langle f(y), g(y) \rangle is differentiable at xx.

theorem

The inner product of differentiable functions on Space dd is differentiable

Let MM be a real normed space and dd be a natural number. If the functions f:M→Space df: M \to \text{Space } d and g:M→Space dg: M \to \text{Space } d are differentiable, then the function mapping each y∈My \in M to the inner product ⟨f(y),g(y)⟩\langle f(y), g(y) \rangle is also differentiable.

theorem

The function y↦⟨y,y⟩y \mapsto \langle y, y \rangle is CnC^n on Space d\text{Space } d

For any dimension dd and any n∈N∪{∞}n \in \mathbb{N} \cup \{\infty\}, the function on the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d that maps a vector yy to its inner product with itself, ⟨y,y⟩=∑i=1dyi2\langle y, y \rangle = \sum_{i=1}^d y_i^2, is nn-times continuously differentiable (CnC^n) over the real numbers R\mathbb{R}.

theorem

The inner product of two CnC^n functions is CnC^n

Let MM be a real normed vector space and dd be a natural number. Let Space d\text{Space } d denote the dd-dimensional real inner product space where the inner product of two vectors p,qp, q is given by ⟨p,q⟩=∑ipiqi\langle p, q \rangle = \sum_{i} p_i q_i. If f:M→Space df: M \to \text{Space } d and g:M→Space dg: M \to \text{Space } d are nn-times continuously differentiable functions (of class CnC^n) for n∈N∪{∞}n \in \mathbb{N} \cup \{\infty\}, then the mapping y↦⟨f(y),g(y)⟩y \mapsto \langle f(y), g(y) \rangle is also an nn-times continuously differentiable function from MM to R\mathbb{R}.

theorem

∂i⟨x,x⟩=2xi\partial_i \langle x, x \rangle = 2x_i

In the dd-dimensional real inner product space Space d\text{Space } d, for any point xx and any basis index i∈{0,1,…,d−1}i \in \{0, 1, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivative of the function x↦⟨x,x⟩x \mapsto \langle x, x \rangle in the direction of the ii-th standard basis vector at xx is equal to 2xi2x_i. Mathematically, ∂i⟨x,x⟩=2xi \partial_i \langle x, x \rangle = 2x_i where ⟨⋅,⋅⟩\langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle denotes the real inner product and xix_i denotes the ii-th component of the vector xx.

theorem

∂i⟨x,x2⟩=(x2)i\partial_i \langle x, x_2 \rangle = (x_2)_i

For any dimension dd, let x1x_1 and x2x_2 be vectors in the dd-dimensional real inner product space Space d\text{Space } d. For any basis index i∈{0,…,d−1}i \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivative of the function f(x)=⟨x,x2⟩f(x) = \langle x, x_2 \rangle in the direction of the ii-th standard basis vector, evaluated at the point x1x_1, is equal to the ii-th component of x2x_2: ∂i(⟨x,x2⟩)∣x=x1=(x2)i\partial_i (\langle x, x_2 \rangle)|_{x=x_1} = (x_2)_i

theorem

∂i⟨x1,x⟩=(x1)i\partial_i \langle x_1, x \rangle = (x_1)_i

Let Space d\text{Space } d be a dd-dimensional real inner product space. For any vectors x1,x2∈Space dx_1, x_2 \in \text{Space } d and any basis index i∈{0,…,d−1}i \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, let f:Space d→Rf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R} be the function defined by f(x)=⟨x1,x⟩f(x) = \langle x_1, x \rangle. The spatial derivative of ff in the direction of the ii-th standard basis vector at the point x2x_2 is equal to the ii-th component of x1x_1: ∂i(⟨x1,x⟩)∣x=x2=(x1)i\partial_i (\langle x_1, x \rangle)|_{x=x_2} = (x_1)_i

theorem

The Partial Derivative of a C2C^2 Function is Differentiable

Let MM be a real normed space and f:Space d→Mf: \text{Space } d \to M be a function. If ff is twice continuously differentiable (C2C^2), then for any index i∈{0,…,d−1}i \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the spatial derivative ∂if\partial_i f is differentiable. Here, ∂if\partial_i f denotes the partial derivative of ff in the direction of the ii-th standard basis vector of Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

If ff is Cn+1C^{n+1}, then ∇f\nabla f is CnC^n

Let f:Space d→Rf: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R} be a function. If ff is continuously differentiable of order n+1n+1 (Cn+1C^{n+1}), then the function that maps each point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d to the collection of its spatial partial derivatives (∂if(x))i=0d−1(\partial_i f(x))_{i=0}^{d-1} is continuously differentiable of order nn (CnC^n). Here, Space d\text{Space } d is a dd-dimensional real inner product space, and ∂if\partial_i f denotes the derivative of ff in the direction of the ii-th vector of the standard orthonormal basis.

definition

Distributional partial derivative ∂μ\partial_\mu on Space d\text{Space } d

Let Space d\text{Space } d be a dd-dimensional real inner product space and MM be a real normed vector space. Given an index μ∈{0,1,…,d−1}\mu \in \{0, 1, \dots, d-1\}, the operator distDeriv μ\text{distDeriv } \mu is an R\mathbb{R}-linear map that sends a distribution f:Space d→d[R]Mf: \text{Space } d \to d[\mathbb{R}] M to its partial derivative in the direction of the μ\mu-th standard basis vector eμe_\mu. This derivative is defined by composing the distributional Fréchet derivative DfDf with the evaluation map at eμe_\mu, representing the directional derivative ∂μf\partial_\mu f.

theorem

(∂μf)(ϵ)=(Df)(ϵ)(eμ)(\partial_\mu f)(\epsilon) = (Df)(\epsilon)(e_\mu) for distributions

Let Space d\text{Space } d be a dd-dimensional real inner product space and MM be a real normed vector space. Let {e0,e1,…,ed−1}\{e_0, e_1, \dots, e_{d-1}\} be the standard orthonormal basis of Space d\text{Space } d. For a distribution f:Space d→d[R]Mf : \text{Space } d \to d[\mathbb{R}] M, an index μ∈{0,1,…,d−1}\mu \in \{0, 1, \dots, d-1\}, and a Schwartz test function ϵ∈S(Space d,R)\epsilon \in \mathcal{S}(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{R}), the evaluation of the distributional partial derivative ∂μf\partial_\mu f at ϵ\epsilon is equal to the distributional Fréchet derivative DfDf evaluated at ϵ\epsilon and applied to the basis vector eμe_\mu: (∂μf)(ϵ)=(Df)(ϵ)(eμ) (\partial_\mu f)(\epsilon) = (Df)(\epsilon)(e_\mu)

theorem

∂μ∂νη=∂ν∂μη\partial_\mu \partial_\nu \eta = \partial_\nu \partial_\mu \eta for Schwartz Functions

For a Schwartz function η∈S(Space d,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(\text{Space } d, \mathbb{R}) on a dd-dimensional real inner product space, let {ei}\{e_i\} be the standard orthonormal basis of Space d\text{Space } d. For any point x∈Space dx \in \text{Space } d and any indices μ,ν∈{0,…,d−1}\mu, \nu \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the mixed partial derivatives of η\eta commute: ∂μ(∂νη)(x)=∂ν(∂μη)(x) \partial_\mu (\partial_\nu \eta)(x) = \partial_\nu (\partial_\mu \eta)(x) where ∂i\partial_i denotes the directional derivative in the direction of the ii-th basis vector eie_i.

theorem

Commutativity of Distributional Partial Derivatives ∂μ∂νf=∂ν∂μf\partial_\mu \partial_\nu f = \partial_\nu \partial_\mu f

Let Space d\text{Space } d be a dd-dimensional real inner product space and MM be a real normed vector space. For any MM-valued distribution f:Space d→d[R]Mf: \text{Space } d \to d[\mathbb{R}] M and any indices μ,ν∈{0,1,…,d−1}\mu, \nu \in \{0, 1, \dots, d-1\}, the distributional partial derivatives with respect to the standard basis vectors commute: ∂ν(∂μf)=∂μ(∂νf) \partial_\nu (\partial_\mu f) = \partial_\mu (\partial_\nu f) where ∂i\partial_i denotes the operator `distDeriv i` acting on the space of distributions.