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− | + | if for every $\varepsilon$ there is a $\delta > 0$ such that, | |
+ | for any $a_1<b_1<a_2<b_2<\ldots < a_n<b_n \in I$ with $\sum_i |a_i -b_i| <\delta$, we have | ||
+ | \[ | ||
+ | \sum_i d (f (b_i), f(a_i)) <\varepsilon\, . | ||
+ | \] | ||
+ | The absolute continuity guarantees the uniform continuity. As for real valued functions, there is a characterization through an appropriate notion of derivative. | ||
− | + | '''Theorem 1''' | |
+ | A continuous function $f$ is absolutely continuous if and only if there is a function $g\in L^1_{loc} (I, \mathbb R)$ such that | ||
+ | \begin{equation}\label{e:metric} | ||
+ | d (f(b), f(a))\leq \int_a^b g(t)\, dt \qquad \forall a<b\in I\, | ||
+ | \end{equation} | ||
+ | (cp. with ). This theorem motivates the following | ||
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+ | '''Definition 2''' | ||
+ | If $f:I\to X$ is a absolutely continuous and $I$ is compact, the metric derivative of $f$ is the function $g\in L^1$ with the smalles $L^1$ norm such that \ref{e:metric} holds (cp. with ) | ||
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Revision as of 12:51, 10 August 2012
if for every $\varepsilon$ there is a $\delta > 0$ such that, for any $a_1<b_1<a_2<b_2<\ldots < a_n<b_n \in I$ with $\sum_i |a_i -b_i| <\delta$, we have \[ \sum_i d (f (b_i), f(a_i)) <\varepsilon\, . \] The absolute continuity guarantees the uniform continuity. As for real valued functions, there is a characterization through an appropriate notion of derivative.
Theorem 1 A continuous function $f$ is absolutely continuous if and only if there is a function $g\in L^1_{loc} (I, \mathbb R)$ such that \begin{equation}\label{e:metric} d (f(b), f(a))\leq \int_a^b g(t)\, dt \qquad \forall a<b\in I\, \end{equation} (cp. with ). This theorem motivates the following
Definition 2 If $f:I\to X$ is a absolutely continuous and $I$ is compact, the metric derivative of $f$ is the function $g\in L^1$ with the smalles $L^1$ norm such that \ref{e:metric} holds (cp. with )
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