Definition:Differential of Mapping/Real-Valued Function/Point
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Definition
Let $U \subset \R^n$ be an open set.
Let $f: U \to \R$ be a real-valued function.
Let $f$ be differentiable at a point $x \in U$.
\(\ds \map {\d f} {x; h}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \sum_{i \mathop = 1}^n \frac {\map {\partial f} x} {\partial x_i} h_i\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac {\map {\partial f} x} {\partial x_1} h_1 + \frac {\map {\partial f} x} {\partial x_2} h_2 + \cdots + \frac {\map {\partial f} x} {\partial x_n} h_n\) |
where:
- $h = \tuple {h_1, h_2, \ldots, h_n} \in \R^n$
- $\dfrac {\partial f} {\partial x_i}$ is the partial derivative of $f$ with respect to $x_i$.
Examples
Function of 2 Variables
Let $f: \R^2 \to \R$ be a real-valued function of $2$ variables.
Let $z = \map f {x, y}$ for all $\tuple {x, y} \in \R^2$.
Then the differential of $z$ is given by:
- $\d z := \dfrac {\partial f} {\partial x} \d x + \dfrac {\partial f} {\partial y} \d y$
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