Displacement interpolation 2026-10-05
In Euclidean space, push an optimal transport plan forward by . The resulting probability measures form a constant speed curve for the p-Wasserstein distance:If the plan is induced by a transport map , this becomes the displayed title formula.
Maximum entropy of a quantum state Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-06
On a -dimensional Hilbert space, the Von Neumann entropy is maximized uniquely by . Indeed, nonnegativity of quantum relative entropy giveswith equality exactly when .
Volume-preserving vector field Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-06
A vector field preserves a chosen volume form when its local flow pulls back to itself. Infinitesimally this is , using the Lie derivative. The condition depends on the chosen volume form.
Axisymmetric viscous-sheet stretching equations Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-14
For thickness , radial velocity and external pressure , the leading Newtonian fluid stress tensor and incompressibility giveRadial force balance on an annular sector includes the inward projection of hoop traction and external pressure on the sloping broad faces. Together with conservation of mass it yields
Real vector space 2026-10-05
Complex vector space 2026-10-05
A vector space over the field of complex numbers. A complex-linear map preserves addition and multiplication by complex scalars.
Antilinear map Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-06
For complex vector spaces, an antilinear map satisfies . It is linear over the real numbers and conjugates complex scalar multiplication. This differs from two conjugate linear operators, which are related by similarity rather than conjugate-linearity.
Discrete integrating factor 2026-10-05
For , put and , with . Dividing by this accumulated homogeneous growth gives and . A telescoping series then provesThis is the discrete counterpart of the integrating factor for a first-order linear differential equation.
Brauer progression theorem Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-14
For positive integers , some ensures that every -color finite coloring of contains a monochromatic setIt follows from the Van der Waerden theorem by mathematical induction on the number of colors. If is a bound for colors, take a long one-color arithmetic progression of length and step . Either one of has its color, giving the result immediately, or these multiples use only colors. Pull back their finite coloring to and use mathematical induction, then multiply the resulting configuration by . Enlarge the ambient finite integer interval to include all these multiples. The cases and are immediate. The parameter makes this useful for positive monochromatic solutions of a partition regular equation with arbitrary integer coefficients.
Scalar-field vacuum Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-14
A scalar-field vacuum is a constant field at a minimum of its potential energy, with the minimum shifted to zero when discussing finite-energy classical field-theory solitons. Distinct isolated vacua allow a scalar-field kink to approach different values at the two ends of space.
Upper critical dimension of an even scalar interaction Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-07
At the Gaussian fixed point, the engineering dimension of the coupling of is . It vanishes at the upper critical dimension .
If maps the unit disc conformally to a proper simply connected domain, the nonvanishing holomorphic quotient has harmonic log modulus. Its radial mean equals . Boundary values are understood as radial limits: the standard integral-mean bound for , together with the Koebe distortion theorem lower bound , gives uniform integrability of these logarithms. Hence
Koebe function Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-14
The Koebe function is a univalent function from the unit disc onto . To see the image, maps the disc onto the right half-plane and . Its normalization , proves sharpness of the Koebe quarter theorem.
S-unit group Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-06
For a number field and a finite set of finite primes, an S-unit is an element of whose discrete valuation is zero at every prime outside . Its group is the unit group of the ring obtained by allowing denominators at . The Dirichlet unit theorem and the valuation homomorphism to show that this group is a finitely generated abelian group.
With permeability of a porous medium , the Dupuit approximation givesHere is porosity and is recharge. The low-height limit has mobility proportional to , whereas large heights have mobility proportional to . This changes both the forced filling similarity for power-law diffusion and the separable draining profile for power-law diffusion.
Dupuit approximation 2026-10-05
The Dupuit approximation treats flow in a shallow unconfined aquifer as predominantly horizontal, with hydrostatic pressure and horizontal pressure gradient independent of depth. Integrating Darcy's law over the saturated depth then gives a volume flux per unit width depending only on the groundwater height and its slope.
Absolute magnitude–Hubble constant degeneracy Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-14
In Type Ia supernova cosmology, the predicted apparent magnitude depends on the common absolute magnitude and the Hubble constant only through , after choosing a fixed reference . A flat improper prior on makes the likelihood integrated over independent of , by translation of the integration variable. If the other prior factors are independent and the posterior is proper, the marginal posterior of equals its prior. An external calibration of can break this lack of identifiability.
Turing degree 2026-10-05
The Turing degree of a set is its equivalence class under mutual Turing reducibility. Degrees inherit the partial order induced by Turing reducibility. The Friedberg–Muchnik theorem gives incomparable degrees represented by computably enumerable sets.
Turing functional Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-07
A Turing functional is a partial computation performed by an oracle machine, viewed as a function of both the oracle and input . Oracle programs admit an effective enumeration. Every convergent computation inspects only a finite part of its oracle, recorded by its oracle use.
Euler structure 2026-10-05
An Euler structure fixes the lift ambiguity in refined Turaev torsion. Changing it can multiply the torsion by an element of the first homology group.
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