Uniform absolute continuity for a finite measure Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
If , then exactly when for every there is such that implies . For necessity, a contrary sequence with and has tail unions decreasing to a -null limsup; continuity from above for finite contradicts absolute continuity.
Image-length measure of a strictly increasing continuous function Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
Let be continuous, strictly increasing, and satisfy Lusin condition N. Then
defines a measure on the Lebesgue measurable sets, and . Moreover,
for .
Lusin condition N Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-29
A function has Lusin's condition when it maps every Lebesgue-null set to a Lebesgue-null set.
Bogomolny vortex equation Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-14
At critical coupling on a surface with conformal metric , the vortex equations are
Finite abelian group Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-14
A finite abelian group combines a finite set of reversible operations with commutativity. All finite cyclic groups qualify, but direct products of groups supply examples that need more than one generator of a group. The Fundamental theorem of finitely generated abelian groups says that every finite abelian group is a direct product of groups of finite cyclic groups; the finite case has no infinite cyclic factors.[ref]
These factors distinguish different ways to have the same total number of states. A single four-position dial gives , while two independent binary switches give . Both have four states and commutative composition, yet only the dial permits a single operation whose repetition visits all four states. The following Cayley tables make that distinction visible without relying on the labels alone.
Infinitely divisible element of an abelian group Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
An element of an abelian group is infinitely divisible when, for every positive integer , there is an element with . Compactness can create a nonzero infinitely divisible element in a nonstandard model even when the original group has none.
Complex in an abelian category Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
A complex in an abelian category is a sequence with .
A-stability of a symmetric two-stage implicit Runge-Kutta family Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-28
For the two-stage implicit Runge-Kutta method with
the stability function is
For ,
The denominator has no zero in the closed left half-plane, so the method is A-stable for every real .
Antisymmetric zero-sum game Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
A square game with antisymmetric payoff matrix has value zero.
Optimal mixed strategy Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
An optimal mixed strategy guarantees the value of the game against every opposing pure strategy.
Minimax theorem Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-14
For every real payoff matrix of a two-player zero-sum game, the minimax theorem states
where are the players' probability simplices. Both outer optima are attained. The row player's security level payoff is the largest payoff it can guarantee against all opposing choices; the column player can hold that payoff to the same number , the value of a zero-sum game. For optimal ,
These are exactly the Nash equilibrium inequalities under the row-maximizes, column-minimizes convention. Conversely, a Nash equilibrium of this two-player zero-sum game supplies both guarantees. This equality explains why independent worst-case optimization solves the opposing incentives in this special class.
Allowing mixed strategies is essential. For matching pennies, . Restricting both players to pure strategies gives and . Allowing mixed strategies closes the gap: each fair mixture guarantees zero, so . These guarantees hold even if the opponent knows the mixture's probabilities, provided the opponent does not observe the sampled choice before choosing.
John von Neumann proved the two-player zero-sum game result in Zur Theorie der Gesellschaftsspiele, Mathematische Annalen 100, 295–320 (1928); the original article's footnote 7 explicitly discusses the equality of max–min and min–max. Nash's [ref] states that existence of a Nash equilibrium is equivalent to this result in the two-player zero-sum game case, and extends existence to all finite games.
Matrix game Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-07
A matrix game is a finite two-player zero-sum game whose entry is the row player's payoff when the players choose row and column .
Tangent-space obstruction between two unions of three lines Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
The union of the three coordinate axes in and a union of three distinct lines through the origin in are not isomorphic. Their origins are intrinsically the unique points common to all three irreducible components, but their Zariski tangent spaces there have dimensions three and two respectively.
Tangent spaces of a product of two nodal line pairs Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
For
in characteristic other than two,
The variety has dimension two. Its tangent dimension is two when both coordinate pairs are nonzero, three when exactly one pair vanishes, and four at the origin.
Singular locus of a product with a smooth variety Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
Since , if is smooth then
In particular, dimensions add.
Smooth locus of a variety Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-03
The smooth locus consists of points for which . For an irreducible variety over a perfect field it is a nonempty Zariski-open subset and therefore dense.
Dimension from minimum tangent dimension Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-06
For an affine variety, its dimension is the minimum of over its points. A point is smooth when its tangent dimension attains this minimum and singular otherwise.
Distinguished open set Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
For a polynomial , the distinguished open set is the locus on which does not vanish.
Bingham plastic Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-14
A Bingham plastic has for and after yield.
Instanton number Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-28
For an connection under a standard trace convention,
Its sign depends on orientation and on whether the instanton is self-dual or anti-self-dual.

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