Let be a diffeomorphism between intervals, which may be unbounded. For a nonnegative Lebesgue measurable function on , Lebesgue substitution on an interval givesallowing the value infinity. The same identity applied to shows that is Lebesgue integrable exactly when the transformed integrand is integrable; in that case the displayed formula holds for signed or complex as well. The absolute value on the derivative makes the formula valid for both increasing and decreasing substitutions. Finite endpoints can be omitted without changing a Lebesgue integral, because individual points are null sets.
Because is continuous, is continuous on , so is a nonnegative measurable function. Apply Tonelli's theorem before assuming integrability. For each fixed , set , so . Lebesgue substitution on an interval givesTherefore the Gaussian integral yieldsThis proves that is Lebesgue integrable on . Fubini's theorem now permits changing the order for itself. The same substitution without absolute values gives the stronger exact identityTaking absolute values and using the triangle inequality for an integral provesThe constant is sharp: any nonzero nonnegative continuous integrable gives equality. This is a weighted dilation kernel with and . The inner integral in the requested order is guaranteed to be integrable for almost every , which is all the iterated integral requires.
Weighted dilation kernel 2026-10-31
Let be a Borel measurable function in L1 space on , and let be measurable real functions of with and . The joint integrand is measurable, and Tonelli's theorem followed by Lebesgue substitution on an interval givesFor each fixed , substitute in the inner integral. The absolute Jacobian is , leaving . Integrating in proves the formula and absolute integrability. Fubini's theorem then permits both orders of signed integration, givingThe one-dimensional sections are integrable for almost every value of the other variable; the theorem does not assert integrability of every section.