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If $X,Y$ are metric spaces, $Y$ is compact, and the graph of $f:X\to Y$ is closed, then $f$ is continuous. Any failure of sequential continuity gives a subsequence whose images stay away from the proposed limit; compactness produces a convergent image subsequence, and closedness of the graph forces its limit to be the correct value.

Integrating Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics over momentum for nonrelativistic particles of mass $m$, spin-state count $g_s$, and energy $m{c}^2+p^2/(2m)$ gives

A class $M$ is transitive when $x\in y\in M$ implies $x\in M$. Consequently, every member of a member of $M$ is available as an element of the structure $(M,\in )$.

A proper class is a class in set theory that is not a set in the ambient universe.

For the clamped-free beam under uniform load and endpoint force, the additional minimized internal energy isIts derivative is the endpoint displacement caused by the endpoint force:

At chemical equilibrium, a reversible chemical reaction has equal forward and reverse reaction rates, so its macroscopic composition stays constant. Individual molecules can keep changing identity: the reaction has not stopped. This dynamic balance is the definition described by the ^[ref]. Equal reaction rates also need not mean equal concentrations. A small population converting rapidly can balance a large population converting slowly.

This distinction gives two useful questions. Which composition is favored at the specified temperature and other constraints? Thermodynamics answers through chemical potentials and an equilibrium constant. How quickly does a prepared mixture approach that composition? Chemical kinetics answers through reaction rates. Knowing the destination does not determine the journey's duration. A composition that barely changes during observation may reflect extremely slow chemical kinetics, so constancy alone does not establish chemical equilibrium.

Consider the idealized elementary chemical reactionAssume a well-mixed closed system at fixed temperature and volume, with first-order law of mass action rates in both directions and no competing chemical reactions. Write $a=[\mathrm{A}]$ and $b=[\mathrm{B}]$ for concentrations in $\mathrm{M}=\mathrm{mol}/\mathrm{L}$. The total $a+b=C=1\mathrm{M}$ is conserved because each conversion replaces one molecule by one molecule. This conservation is special to the chosen stoichiometry.

The forward and reverse reaction rates, measured as conversions per unit volume per unit time, are $J_f=k_{f}a$ and $J_r=k_{r}b$. HenceSetting this derivative to zero givesWith $a(0)=1\mathrm{M}$ and $b(0)=0$, solving the ordinary differential equation yieldsAt $t=5\mathrm{s}$, these are approximately $0.3515\mathrm{M}$ and $0.6485\mathrm{M}$. Initially $J_f=0.3M/s$ and $J_r=0$. At chemical equilibrium, both are $0.075M/s$, while the net reaction rate $J_f-J_r$ is zero. The persistent exchange is visible in the lower panel even after the upper panel has nearly flattened.

Why does chemical equilibrium also involve a free energy minimum? For a closed system at fixed temperature and pressure, without imposed non-expansion work, stable equilibrium minimizes Gibbs free energy over compositions allowed by conserved elemental inventories. See W. C. Carter, MIT thermodynamics notes, sections 2-1.14 and 2-1.19. This is constrained Gibbs minimization for chemical equilibrium: freely minimizing over unrelated species amounts would change the inventory. At fixed temperature and volume, the appropriate potential is Helmholtz free energy. In either setting, varying an allowed extent of reaction gives the corresponding free energy slope ${\sum }_i{\nu }_i{\mu }_i$, with molar chemical potentials and signed stoichiometric vector entries. An interior equilibrium has zero slope; stability requires a minimum. For A converting to B, this says ${\mu }_{\mathrm{B}}={\mu }_{\mathrm{A}}$.

The beauty of this connection is that molecular exchange, a macroscopic composition, and a geometric minimum describe the same balance. In the ideal concentration model, let $x=b/C$ and choose the standard molar chemical potential difference consistent with $K=3$. Up to a composition-independent constant, the fixed-volume Helmholtz free energy then obeyswhere $n$ is the conserved total amount of substance and $R$ the molar gas constant. Its derivative is $\ln [x/(1-x)]-\ln 3$, vanishing at $x=3/4$. Its second derivative is $1/x+1/(1-x)>0$ inside $0<x<1$, so this balance is the unique minimum. The mixing entropy terms explain why the favored composition still contains A.

The Chebyshev theta function satisfies $\vartheta (x)\ge x/12$ for every sufficiently large real number $x$. This follows without the Prime number theorem.

Write $\psi$ for the second Chebyshev function. The largest binomial coefficient in row $2m$ is the central one, and that row sums to $4^m$, soBy the Legendre formula, the prime valuation of this central binomial coefficient is a sum of terms $\lfloor 2m/p^j\rfloor -2\lfloor m/p^j\rfloor$, each zero or one. Hence the coefficient divides $\mathrm{lcm}(1,\dots ,2m)$, whose natural logarithm is $\psi (2m)$. Taking logarithms gives $\psi (2m)\ge 2m\log 2-\log (2m+1)$, the central-coefficient argument of Chebyshev estimate from central binomial coefficients.

For real $x\ge 2$, take $m=\lfloor x/2\rfloor$. Monotonicity gives $\psi (x)\ge (x-2)\log 2-\log (x+1)$. Higher prime powers contribute at most $\sqrt{x}\log x$ to $\psi (x)-\vartheta (x)$, as proved for the second Chebyshev function. ThereforeAfter division by $x$, the right side tends to $\log 2>1/12$, proving the stated lower bound.

The equation $(1-z^2)w^{\prime \prime }-z{w}^{\prime }+n^{2}w=0$ is obtained from the harmonic equation $w_{xx}+n^{2}w=0$ by $z=\cos x$.

If $f$ has degree at most $n$ and $|f|<1$ on $[-1,1]$, alternation at the extrema of $T_n$ implies $|f(t)|<|T_n(t)|$ outside that interval.

For an integer $n\ge 1$, the monic polynomial $2^{1-n}{T}_n$ uniquely minimizes the uniform norm on $[-1,1]$ among real monic polynomials of degree $n$. The minimum norm is $2^{1-n}$. The normalization uses the leading coefficient $2^{n-1}$ of the Chebyshev polynomial $T_n$.

At the $n+1$ alternating extrema of $T_n$, a strictly smaller competitor would make its difference from $2^{1-n}{T}_n$ change sign at least $n$ times. That difference has degree at most $n-1$, a contradiction; the equioscillation theorem also gives uniqueness. The degree-zero case is separate: the only monic polynomial of degree zero is $1$, whose norm is $1$, not $2$.

Every root of $T_n^{(k)}$ lies in $(-1,1)$ and its leading coefficient is positive. Hencefor $x\ge 1$ and $0\le k\le n$.

The number $2\cos (\pi /n)$ is an algebraic integer. If it is rational it must be an integer, which shows that $\cos (\pi /n)$ is rational only for $n=1,2,3$.

The Chebyshev polynomial of the second kind is defined byIt is orthogonal on $[-1,1]$ with weight $\sqrt{1-x^2}$ and has roots $\cos (j\pi /(n+1))$ for $1\le j\le n$.

Let a nonzero constant uniform magnetic field point along $z$, and choose the symmetric gaugeFor the charged-particle electromagnetic Lagrangian, the canonical momentum parallel to the field is $p_z=m\dot{z}+q{A}_z=m\dot{z}$, equal to the mechanical momentum in this gauge. Its equation isThus $z$ is a cyclic coordinate and this canonical momentum is conserved when the scalar electric potential is independent of $z$, equivalently when $E_z=0$ here. A uniform magnetic field alone is insufficient: choosing $\varphi =-E_{0}z$ adds a parallel electric field and gives $m\ddot{z}=q{E}_0$.

The Lorentz force from the magnetic field has no component along that field. This physical statement is gauge independent, whereas equality of canonical momentum and mechanical momentum uses the stated gauge; a gauge transformation can change a canonical momentum component by $q{\partial }_z\chi$.

Under $\varphi \mapsto \varphi -{\partial }_{t}f$ and $A\mapsto A+\nabla f$, the charged-particle Lagrangian changes byIt therefore has unchanged equations of motion by total-time-derivative invariance.

Independence makes the characteristic function of a sum equal the product of the individual characteristic functions.

For mutually independent random variables $X_1,\dots ,X_n$, write $S_n={\sum }_{j=1}^n{X}_j$. ThenThis is the expectation of a product of independent random variables applied to bounded complex exponentials; no moment hypothesis is needed.^[ref]

Identical probability distributions are unnecessary. When the random variables are independent and identically distributed random variables, the product is ${\phi }_X(t{)}^n$. A deterministic rescaling also follows directly from the definition: ${\phi }_{aX+b}(t)=e^{itb}{\phi }_X(at)$ for real $a,b$. Consequently the sample mean has characteristic function ${\phi }_X(t/n{)}^n$, and a sum divided by $\sqrt{n}$ has characteristic function ${\phi }_X(t/\sqrt{n}{)}^n$.

The independence assumption does real work. Let $X$ take $-1$ and $1$ with equal probabilities and set $Y=X$. Both characteristic functions are $\cos t$, but ${\phi }_{X+Y}(t)=\cos (2t)$, not ${\cos }^{2}t$. At $t=\pi /2$ they give $-1$ and zero respectively. Knowing the two marginal probability distributions does not determine the sum without their joint probability distribution.

Purely imaginary characteristic roots produce oscillatory solutions. In particular, $r\tau =-\pi /2$ gives $\lambda =\pm i\pi /(2\tau )$ and the real solution $\cos (\pi t/(2\tau ))$.

The degree of an irreducible character $\chi$ is $\chi (1)$, the dimension of the corresponding irreducible representation.

For a discrete memoryless channel with $m$ output symbols, suppose every row of the transition matrix is a permutation of every other row and all column sums agree. Such a communication channel hasThe row Shannon entropy is the same for every input, so $H(Y\mid X)$ has that fixed value for every input probability distribution. The remaining term $H(Y)$ is at most ${\log }_{2}m$ by maximum entropy on a finite alphabet.

A uniform input attains the bound. If there are $\ell$ input symbols, the total of all transition probabilities in the matrix is $\ell$; equal column sums must therefore each be $\ell /m$. Multiplication by the uniform input mass $1/\ell$ gives output mass $1/m$ in each column. Hence $H(Y)={\log }_{2}m$, which proves the displayed formula. The cyclic ternary channel capacity, binary symmetric channel capacity, and ternary symmetric channel capacity are concrete applications of this symmetry calculation.

Center-of-mass reduction separates translational motion from internal coordinates by using the conserved or externally forced center coordinate.