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Physlib.SpaceAndTime.Space.Norm

The norm on space

i. Overview

The main content of this file is defining `Space.normPowerSeries`, a power series which is differentiable everywhere, and which tends to the norm in the limit as `n → ∞`.

We use properties of this power series to prove various results about distributions involving norms.

ii. Key results

- `normPowerSeries` : A power series which is differentiable everywhere, and in the limit as `n → ∞` tends to `‖x‖`. - `normPowerSeries_differentiable` : The power series is differentiable everywhere. - `normPowerSeries_tendsto` : The power series tends to the norm in the limit as `n → ∞`. - `distGrad_distOfFunction_norm_zpow` : The gradient of the distribution defined by a power of the norm. - `distGrad_distOfFunction_log_norm` : The gradient of the distribution defined by the logarithm of the norm. - `distDiv_inv_pow_eq_dim` : The divergence of the distribution defined by the inverse power of the norm proportional to the Dirac delta distribution.

iii. Table of contents

- A. The norm as a power series - A.1. Differentiability of the norm power series - A.2. The limit of the norm power series - A.3. The derivative of the norm power series - A.4. Limits of the derivative of the power series - A.5. The power series is AEStronglyMeasurable - A.6. Bounds on the norm power series - A.7. The `IsDistBounded` property of the norm power series - A.8. Differentiability of functions - A.9. Derivatives of functions - A.10. Gradients of distributions based on powers - A.10.1. The limits of gradients of distributions based on powers - A.11. Gradients of distributions based on logs - A.11.1. The limits of gradients of distributions based on logs - B. Distributions involving norms - B.1. The gradient of distributions based on powers - B.2. The gradient of distributions based on logs - B.3. Divergence equal dirac delta

iv. References

A. The norm as a power series

A.1. Differentiability of the norm power series

A.2. The limit of the norm power series

A.3. The derivative of the norm power series

A.4. Limits of the derivative of the power series

A.5. The power series is AEStronglyMeasurable

A.6. Bounds on the norm power series

A.7. The `IsDistBounded` property of the norm power series

A.8. Differentiability of functions

A.9. Derivatives of functions

A.10. Gradients of distributions based on powers

#### A.10.1. The limits of gradients of distributions based on powers

A.11. Gradients of distributions based on logs

#### A.11.1. The limits of gradients of distributions based on logs

B. Distributions involving norms

B.1. The gradient of distributions based on powers

B.2. The gradient of distributions based on logs

B.3. Divergence equal dirac delta

We show that the divergence of `x ↦ ‖x‖ ^ (- d) • x` is equal to a multiple of the Dirac delta at `0`.

The proof

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definition

Norm Power Series x2+1n+1\sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}

For a natural number nn and a vector xx in the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d, the function returns the real value x2+1n+1 \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} where x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm. This sequence of functions is differentiable everywhere and converges to x\|x\| as nn \to \infty.

theorem

normPowerSeries n(x)=x2+1n+1\text{normPowerSeries } n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}

For any natural number nn, the function normPowerSeries n\text{normPowerSeries } n on the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d is defined such that for any xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, its value is normPowerSeries n(x)=x2+1n+1 \text{normPowerSeries } n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} where x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm.

theorem

normPowerSeries n(x)=(x2+1n+1)1/2\text{normPowerSeries } n(x) = \left(\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}\right)^{1/2}

For any natural number nn, the function normPowerSeries n\text{normPowerSeries } n on the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d is defined such that for any xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, its value is normPowerSeries n(x)=(x2+1n+1)1/2 \text{normPowerSeries } n(x) = \left(\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}\right)^{1/2} where x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm.

theorem

normPowerSeriesn\text{normPowerSeries}_n is Differentiable

For any dimension dd and any natural number nn, the function xnormPowerSeriesn(x)x \mapsto \text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) on Space d\text{Space } d, defined by normPowerSeriesn(x)=x2+1n+1, \text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}, is differentiable over R\mathbb{R} at every point xx, where x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm on Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

normPowerSeriesn(x)x\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) \to \|x\| as nn \to \infty

For any dimension dd and any non-zero vector xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, the sequence normPowerSeriesn(x)=x2+1n+1\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} converges to the Euclidean norm x\|x\| as nn \to \infty.

theorem

normPowerSeriesn(x)1x1\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x)^{-1} \to \|x\|^{-1} as nn \to \infty for x0x \neq 0

For any dimension dd and any non-zero vector xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, the sequence of the inverse of the norm power series, (normPowerSeriesn(x))1=1x2+1n+1(\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x))^{-1} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}}, converges to the inverse of the Euclidean norm x1=1x\|x\|^{-1} = \frac{1}{\|x\|} as nn \to \infty.

theorem

xinormPowerSeriesn(x)=xi(normPowerSeriesn(x))1\frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = x_i \cdot (\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x))^{-1}

For any dimension dd, natural number nn, vector xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, and index i{0,,d1}i \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the partial derivative of the norm power series function normPowerSeriesn(x)=x2+1n+1\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} with respect to the ii-th coordinate is given by: xi(normPowerSeriesn(x))=xix2+1n+1 \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \left( \text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) \right) = \frac{x_i}{\sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}} where xix_i is the ii-th component of xx relative to the standard orthonormal basis and x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm.

theorem

Fréchet Derivative of normPowerSeriesn(x)\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) equals y,x(normPowerSeriesn(x))1\langle y, x \rangle \cdot (\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x))^{-1}

For any dimension dd, natural number nn, and vectors x,ySpace dx, y \in \text{Space } d, the Fréchet derivative of the norm power series function fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} at the point xx applied to the vector yy is given by: Dfn(x)y=y,xx2+1n+1 Df_n(x)y = \frac{\langle y, x \rangle}{\sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}} where y,x\langle y, x \rangle denotes the standard real inner product and x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm in Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

xinormPowerSeriesn(x)xix1\frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) \to x_i \|x\|^{-1} as nn \to \infty for x0x \neq 0

For any dimension dd, non-zero vector xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, and coordinate index i{0,,d1}i \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the sequence of partial derivatives of the norm power series function normPowerSeriesn(x)=x2+1n+1\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} with respect to the ii-th coordinate converges to xix1x_i \|x\|^{-1} as nn \to \infty, where xix_i is the ii-th component of xx and x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm. Mathematically, limnxi(x2+1n+1)=xix \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \left( \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} \right) = \frac{x_i}{\|x\|}

theorem

limnD(normPowerSeriesn)(x)y=y,xx1\lim_{n \to \infty} D(\text{normPowerSeries}_n)(x)y = \langle y, x \rangle \|x\|^{-1} for x0x \neq 0

For any dimension dd, non-zero vector xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, and any vector ySpace dy \in \text{Space } d, the Fréchet derivative of the function fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} at the point xx applied to the vector yy converges to y,xx\frac{\langle y, x \rangle}{\|x\|} as nn \to \infty. Here, y,x\langle y, x \rangle denotes the standard real inner product and x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm in Space d\text{Space } d. Mathematically, limnD(x2+1n+1)(y)=y,xx \lim_{n \to \infty} D \left( \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} \right) (y) = \frac{\langle y, x \rangle}{\|x\|}

theorem

normPowerSeriesn\text{normPowerSeries}_n is Almost Everywhere Strongly Measurable

For any natural number nn, the function normPowerSeriesn:Space dR\text{normPowerSeries}_n: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R} defined by normPowerSeriesn(x)=x2+1n+1 \text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} is almost everywhere strongly measurable with respect to the volume measure on the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d, where x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm.

theorem

normPowerSeriesn(x)0\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) \ge 0

For any natural number nn and any vector xx in the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d, the value of the function normPowerSeriesn(x)=x2+1n+1\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} is non-negative, where x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm.

theorem

normPowerSeriesn(x)>0\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) > 0

For any natural number nn and any vector xx in the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d, the function normPowerSeriesn(x)=x2+1n+1\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} is strictly positive, where x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm.

theorem

normPowerSeriesn(x)0\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) \neq 0

For any natural number nn and any vector xx in the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d, the value of the function normPowerSeriesn(x)=x2+1n+1\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} is non-zero, where x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm.

theorem

normPowerSeriesn(x)x+1\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) \leq \|x\| + 1

For any natural number nn and any vector xx in the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d, the value of the norm power series normPowerSeries n(x)=x2+1n+1\text{normPowerSeries } n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} is less than or equal to the Euclidean norm x\|x\| plus 1: x2+1n+1x+1 \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} \leq \|x\| + 1

theorem

x<normPowerSeries n(x)\|x\| < \text{normPowerSeries } n(x)

For any natural number nn and any vector xx in the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d, the Euclidean norm x\|x\| is strictly less than the value of the norm power series normPowerSeries n(x)\text{normPowerSeries } n(x), defined as: x<x2+1n+1 \|x\| < \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}

theorem

xnormPowerSeries n(x)\|x\| \leq \text{normPowerSeries } n(x)

For any natural number nn and any vector xx in the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d, the Euclidean norm x\|x\| is less than or equal to the value of the norm power series at nn and xx, given by: xx2+1n+1 \|x\| \leq \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} where normPowerSeries n(x)=x2+1n+1\text{normPowerSeries } n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}.

theorem

(fn(x))m(x+1)m+xm(f_n(x))^m \leq (\|x\| + 1)^m + \|x\|^m for x0x \neq 0 and mZm \in \mathbb{Z}

For any dimension dd, any natural number nn, any integer mm, and any non-zero vector xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, the mm-th power of the norm power series fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} is less than or equal to the sum of the mm-th powers of (x+1)(\|x\| + 1) and x\|x\|: (fn(x))m(x+1)m+xm (f_n(x))^m \leq (\|x\| + 1)^m + \|x\|^m where x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm.

theorem

(normPowerSeries n(x))1x1(\text{normPowerSeries } n(x))^{-1} \le \|x\|^{-1} for x0x \neq 0

For any dimension dd, natural number nn, and any non-zero vector xx in Space d\text{Space } d, the inverse of the norm power series fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} is less than or equal to the inverse of its Euclidean norm x\|x\|: 1x2+1n+11x \frac{1}{\sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}} \leq \frac{1}{\|x\|}

theorem

log(fn(x))fn(x)1+fn(x)|\log(f_n(x))| \le f_n(x)^{-1} + f_n(x) for the norm power series fnf_n

For any natural number nn and vector xx in a dd-dimensional space, the norm power series fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} satisfies the inequality log(fn(x))1fn(x)+fn(x) |\log(f_n(x))| \le \frac{1}{f_n(x)} + f_n(x) where x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm and log\log is the natural logarithm.

theorem

log(fn(x))x1+x+1|\log(f_n(x))| \leq \|x\|^{-1} + \|x\| + 1

For any dimension dd, natural number nn, and any non-zero vector xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, the norm power series fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} satisfies the inequality log(fn(x))1x+(x+1) |\log(f_n(x))| \leq \frac{1}{\|x\|} + (\|x\| + 1) where x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm and log\log denotes the natural logarithm.

theorem

Integer powers of the norm power series are distributionally bounded

For any dimension dd, natural number nn, and integer mm, the function xfn(x)mx \mapsto f_n(x)^m on Space d\text{Space } d is distributionally bounded (satisfies the `IsDistBounded` property), where fn(x)f_n(x) is the nn-th norm power series defined as fn(x)=x2+1n+1 f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} and x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm.

theorem

The Norm Power Series is Distributionally Bounded

For any dimension dd and natural number nn, the function xfn(x)x \mapsto f_n(x) on Space d\text{Space } d is distributionally bounded (satisfies the `IsDistBounded` property), where fn(x)f_n(x) is the nn-th norm power series defined as fn(x)=x2+1n+1 f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} and x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm.

theorem

The Inverse of the Norm Power Series is Distributionally Bounded

For any dimension dd and natural number nn, the function x1fn(x)x \mapsto \frac{1}{f_n(x)} is distributionally bounded (satisfies the `IsDistBounded` property) on the dd-dimensional space, where fn(x)f_n(x) is the nn-th norm power series defined as fn(x)=x2+1n+1 f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} and x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm.

theorem

The Partial Derivative of the Norm Power Series is Distributionally Bounded

For any dimension dd, natural number nn, and index i{0,,d1}i \in \{0, \dots, d-1\}, the partial derivative of the nn-th norm power series fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} with respect to the ii-th coordinate, mapping xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d to xifn(x)\frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} f_n(x), is distributionally bounded (satisfies the `IsDistBounded` property).

theorem

The Fréchet Derivative of the Norm Power Series is Distributionally Bounded

For any dimension dd, natural number nn, and vector ySpace dy \in \text{Space } d, the function xDfn(x)yx \mapsto D f_n(x) \cdot y is distributionally bounded (satisfies the `IsDistBounded` property), where fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} is the nn-th norm power series and Dfn(x)D f_n(x) denotes its Fréchet derivative at the point xx.

theorem

The Logarithm of the Norm Power Series is Distributionally Bounded

For any dimension dd and natural number nn, the function xlog(fn(x))x \mapsto \log(f_n(x)) defined on the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d is distributionally bounded (satisfies the `IsDistBounded` property), where fn(x)f_n(x) is the nn-th norm power series defined as fn(x)=x2+1n+1 f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} and x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm.

theorem

(normPowerSeriesn)m(\text{normPowerSeries}_n)^m is Differentiable for any mZm \in \mathbb{Z}

For any dimension dd, natural number nn, and integer mm, the function x(normPowerSeriesn(x))mx \mapsto (\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x))^m is differentiable over R\mathbb{R} on Space d\text{Space } d, where normPowerSeriesn(x)=x2+1n+1\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} and x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm on Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

The function x1normPowerSeriesn(x)x \mapsto \frac{1}{\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x)} is Differentiable

For any dimension dNd \in \mathbb{N} and any natural number nNn \in \mathbb{N}, the function x1normPowerSeriesn(x)x \mapsto \frac{1}{\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x)} mapping from Space d\text{Space } d to R\mathbb{R} is differentiable, where normPowerSeriesn(x)=x2+1n+1\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} and x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm.

theorem

The function xlog(x2+1n+1)x \mapsto \log\left(\sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}\right) is Differentiable

For any dimension dNd \in \mathbb{N} and any natural number nNn \in \mathbb{N}, the function xlog(x2+1n+1)x \mapsto \log\left(\sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}\right) mapping from the dd-dimensional space Space d\text{Space } d to R\mathbb{R} is differentiable at every point xx, where x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm.

theorem

xi(normPowerSeriesn(x))m=mxi(normPowerSeriesn(x))m2\frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} (\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x))^m = m \cdot x_i \cdot (\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x))^{m-2}

For any dimension dNd \in \mathbb{N}, natural number nn, integer mm, and vector xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, the partial derivative with respect to the ii-th coordinate of the function mapping xx to the mm-th power of the norm power series fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} is given by: xi(x2+1n+1)m=mxi(x2+1n+1)m2 \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \left( \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} \right)^m = m \cdot x_i \cdot \left( \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} \right)^{m-2} where xix_i denotes the ii-th component of xx and x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm.

theorem

D((normPowerSeriesn(x))m)(y)=my,x(normPowerSeriesn(x))m2D ((\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x))^m) (y) = m \langle y, x \rangle (\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x))^{m-2}

For any dimension dNd \in \mathbb{N}, natural number nn, integer mm, and vectors x,ySpace dx, y \in \text{Space } d, the Fréchet derivative of the function mapping xx to the mm-th power of the norm power series fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} evaluated at xx in the direction yy is given by: D((x2+1n+1)m)(y)=my,x(x2+1n+1)m2 D \left( \left( \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} \right)^m \right) (y) = m \cdot \langle y, x \rangle \cdot \left( \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} \right)^{m-2} where x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm and y,x\langle y, x \rangle denotes the standard inner product on Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

Partial Derivative of log(normPowerSeriesn(x))\log(\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x)) is xi(normPowerSeriesn(x))2x_i \cdot (\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x))^{-2}

For any dimension dNd \in \mathbb{N}, natural number nn, vector xSpace dx \in \text{Space } d, and index i{0,1,,d1}i \in \{0, 1, \dots, d-1\}, the partial derivative of the logarithm of the norm power series with respect to the ii-th coordinate is given by: xilog(normPowerSeriesn(x))=xi(normPowerSeriesn(x))2 \frac{\partial}{\partial x_i} \log(\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x)) = x_i \cdot (\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x))^{-2} where normPowerSeriesn(x)=x2+1n+1\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}, x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm, and xix_i denotes the ii-th component of xx relative to the standard orthonormal basis.

theorem

Fréchet Derivative of log(normPowerSeriesn(x))\log(\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x)) is y,x(normPowerSeriesn(x))2\langle y, x \rangle \cdot (\text{normPowerSeries}_n(x))^{-2}

For any dimension dNd \in \mathbb{N} and natural number nn, let fn(x)=normPowerSeriesn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \text{normPowerSeries}_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} be the norm power series defined on the dd-dimensional real inner product space Space d\text{Space } d. For any vectors x,ySpace dx, y \in \text{Space } d, the Fréchet derivative of the function xlog(fn(x))x \mapsto \log(f_n(x)) at the point xx applied to the vector yy is given by: D(log(fn(x)))y=y,xfn(x)2 D(\log(f_n(x))) \cdot y = \langle y, x \rangle \cdot f_n(x)^{-2} where ,\langle \cdot, \cdot \rangle denotes the standard inner product on Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

(fn(x)m)=mfn(x)m2x\nabla (f_n(x)^m) = m f_n(x)^{m-2} \mathbf{x} in the Sense of Distributions

For any dimension dd, natural number nn, and integer mm, let fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} be the nn-th norm power series on the dd-dimensional real inner product space Space d\text{Space } d, where x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm. The distributional gradient of the function xfn(x)mx \mapsto f_n(x)^m is equal to the distribution associated with the vector-valued function xmfn(x)m2x x \mapsto m \cdot f_n(x)^{m-2} \cdot \mathbf{x} where x\mathbf{x} denotes the coordinate representation of xx in the standard orthonormal basis of Space d\text{Space } d.

theorem

Distributional gradient (fnm)(xm)\nabla (f_n^m) \to \nabla (\|x\|^m) as nn \to \infty for mdm \geq -d

Let EE be a real inner product space of dimension d+1d+1. For each nNn \in \mathbb{N}, let fn:ERf_n: E \to \mathbb{R} be the norm power series defined by fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}, where \|\cdot\| denotes the Euclidean norm. For any integer mdm \geq -d, any Schwartz test function ηS(E,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(E, \mathbb{R}), and any vector yEy \in E, the inner product of the distributional gradient of fnmf_n^m with yy converges to the inner product of the distributional gradient of xm\|x\|^m with yy as nn \to \infty: limn(fnm)(η),y=(xm)(η),y \lim_{n \to \infty} \langle (\nabla f_n^m)(\eta), y \rangle = \langle (\nabla \|x\|^m)(\eta), y \rangle Here \nabla denotes the gradient operator in the sense of distributions.

theorem

TfnmTmxm2x\nabla \mathcal{T}_{f_n^m} \to \mathcal{T}_{m \|x\|^{m-2} \mathbf{x}} as nn \to \infty for md+1m \geq -d + 1

Let E=Space(d+1)E = \text{Space}(d+1) be a real inner product space of dimension d+1d+1. For each nNn \in \mathbb{N}, let fn:ERf_n: E \to \mathbb{R} be the nn-th norm power series defined by fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}, where x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm. For any integer mm such that md+1m \geq -d + 1, any Schwartz test function ηS(E,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(E, \mathbb{R}), and any vector yEy \in E, the following limit holds: limn(Tfnm)(η),y=Tmxm2x(η),y \lim_{n \to \infty} \langle (\nabla \mathcal{T}_{f_n^m})(\eta), y \rangle = \langle \mathcal{T}_{m \|x\|^{m-2} \mathbf{x}}(\eta), y \rangle where Tg\mathcal{T}_g denotes the regular distribution associated with a function gg, \nabla denotes the gradient in the sense of distributions, and x\mathbf{x} denotes the coordinate representation of xx in the standard orthonormal basis of EE.

theorem

log(fn)=fn2x\nabla \log(f_n) = f_n^{-2} \mathbf{x} in the sense of distributions

For any dimension dNd \in \mathbb{N} and natural number nn, let fn:Space dRf_n: \text{Space } d \to \mathbb{R} be the nn-th norm power series defined by fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}}, where x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm. The distributional gradient of the distribution associated with the function xlog(fn(x))x \mapsto \log(f_n(x)) is equal to the distribution associated with the vector-valued function xfn(x)2xx \mapsto f_n(x)^{-2} \mathbf{x}: Tlog(fn)=Tfn2x \nabla \mathcal{T}_{\log(f_n)} = \mathcal{T}_{f_n^{-2} \mathbf{x}} where x\mathbf{x} denotes the coordinate representation of the vector xx in the standard orthonormal basis of Space d\text{Space } d, and Tg\mathcal{T}_g denotes the regular distribution induced by a function gg.

theorem

TlnfnTlnx\nabla T_{\ln f_n} \to \nabla T_{\ln \|x\|} as nn \to \infty in the sense of distributions

For any natural number dd, let V=Space(d+2)V = \text{Space}(d+2) be a real inner product space of dimension d+2d+2. Let fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} be the nn-th norm power series. For any Schwartz test function ηS(V,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(V, \mathbb{R}) and any vector yVy \in V, the sequence of real values obtained by taking the inner product of the distributional gradient of xlnfn(x)x \mapsto \ln f_n(x) (evaluated at η\eta) with yy converges to the inner product of the distributional gradient of xlnxx \mapsto \ln \|x\| (evaluated at η\eta) with yy as nn \to \infty. Mathematically, this is expressed as: limn(Tlnfn)(η),y=(Tlnx)(η),y \lim_{n \to \infty} \langle (\nabla T_{\ln f_n})(\eta), y \rangle = \langle (\nabla T_{\ln \|x\|})(\eta), y \rangle where TgT_g denotes the distribution associated with a function gg and \nabla denotes the distributional Fréchet derivative.

theorem

TlnfnTx2x\nabla \mathcal{T}_{\ln f_n} \to \mathcal{T}_{\|x\|^{-2} \mathbf{x}} as nn \to \infty

For any natural number dd, let V=Space(d+2)V = \text{Space}(d+2) be a real inner product space of dimension d+2d+2. Let fn(x)=x2+1n+1f_n(x) = \sqrt{\|x\|^2 + \frac{1}{n+1}} be the nn-th norm power series, where x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm. For any Schwartz test function ηS(V,R)\eta \in \mathcal{S}(V, \mathbb{R}) and any coordinate vector yRd+2y \in \mathbb{R}^{d+2}, the limit as nn \to \infty of the inner product of the distributional gradient of xln(fn(x))x \mapsto \ln(f_n(x)) (evaluated at η\eta) with yy is: limn(Tlnfn)(η),y=Tx2x(η),y \lim_{n \to \infty} \langle (\nabla \mathcal{T}_{\ln f_n})(\eta), y \rangle = \langle \mathcal{T}_{\|x\|^{-2} \mathbf{x}}(\eta), y \rangle where Tg\mathcal{T}_g denotes the regular distribution induced by a function gg, \nabla denotes the distributional gradient, and x\mathbf{x} denotes the coordinate representation of the vector xx in the standard orthonormal basis of VV.

theorem

xm=mxm2x\nabla \|x\|^m = m \|x\|^{m-2} \mathbf{x} in the sense of distributions for md+1m \geq -d + 1

Let E=Space(d+1)E = \text{Space}(d+1) be a real inner product space of dimension d+1d+1. For any integer mm such that md+1m \geq -d + 1, the distributional gradient of the function xxmx \mapsto \|x\|^m is equal to the distribution associated with the vector-valued function xmxm2xx \mapsto m \|x\|^{m-2} \mathbf{x}. Mathematically, Txm=Tmxm2x \nabla \mathcal{T}_{\|x\|^m} = \mathcal{T}_{m \|x\|^{m-2} \mathbf{x}} where x\|x\| denotes the Euclidean norm, x\mathbf{x} is the position vector (represented in the standard orthonormal basis of EE), and Tf\mathcal{T}_f is the regular distribution induced by a function ff.

theorem

Distributional Gradient of lnx\ln \|x\| Equals x2x\|x\|^{-2} \mathbf{x}

For any natural number dd, let V=Space(d+2)V = \text{Space}(d+2) be a real inner product space of dimension d+2d+2. The distributional gradient of the regular distribution induced by the function xlnxx \mapsto \ln \|x\| is equal to the regular distribution induced by the vector-valued function xxx2x \mapsto \frac{\mathbf{x}}{\|x\|^2}, where \|\cdot\| denotes the Euclidean norm and x\mathbf{x} denotes the coordinate representation of xx in the standard orthonormal basis of VV. Mathematically, this is expressed as: Tlnx=Tx2x \nabla T_{\ln \|x\|} = T_{\|x\|^{-2} \mathbf{x}} where TfT_f denotes the distribution associated with a function ff.

theorem

The distributional divergence div(xnx)=nVol(B1(0))δ0\text{div}(\|x\|^{-n}x) = n \text{Vol}(B_1(0)) \delta_0

For any natural number dd, let n=d+1n = d + 1. In the nn-dimensional real inner product space Space n\text{Space } n, the distributional divergence of the vector-valued function xxnxx \mapsto \|x\|^{-n} x (where xx is identified with its coordinate representation in the standard basis) is equal to nVol(B1(0))δ0n \cdot \text{Vol}(B_1(0)) \delta_0, where x\|x\| is the Euclidean norm, Vol(B1(0))\text{Vol}(B_1(0)) is the volume of the unit ball in the space, and δ0\delta_0 is the Dirac delta distribution at the origin.