Index of notation

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Ordered symbols are notations which are (likely) to appear as they are given here, for example C([a,b],R) denotes the continuous function on the interval [a,b] that map to R - this is unlikely to be given any other way because "C" is for continuous.

Markings

To make editing easier (and allow it to be done in stages) a mark column has been added

Marking Meaning
TANGENT Tangent space overhall is being done, it marks the "legacy" things that need to be removed - but only after what they link to has been updated and whatnot
TANGENT_NEW New tangent space markings that are consistent with the updates

Ordered symbols

These are ordered by symbols, and then by LaTeX names secondly, for example A comes before A comes before A

Expression Context Details Mark
  • Functional Analysis
  • Real Analysis
Denotes the Norm of a vector
fCk
  • Functional Analysis
This Norm is defined by fCk=ki=0supt[0,1](|f(i)(t)|) - note f(i) is the ith derivative.
fLp
  • Functional Analysis
fLp=(10|f(t)|pdt)1p - it is a Norm on C([0,1],R)
f
  • Functional Analysis
  • Real Analysis
It is a norm on C([a,b],R), given by f=supx[a,b](|f(x)|)
C
  • Differential Geometry
  • Manifolds
That a function has continuous (partial) derivatives of all orders, it is a generalisation of Ck functions

See also Smooth function and the symbols C(Rn) and C(M) where M is a Smooth manifold

C(Rn)
  • Differential Geometry
  • Manifolds
The set of all Smooth functions on Rn - see Smooth function, it means f:RnR is Smooth in the usual sense - all partial derivatives of all orders are continuous. TANGENT_NEW
C(M)
  • Differential Geometry
  • Manifolds
The set of all Smooth functions on the Smooth manifold M - see Smooth function, it means f:MR is smooth in the sense defined on Smooth function TANGENT_NEW
Ck [at p]
  • Differential Geometry
  • Manifolds
A function is said to be Ck [at p] if all (partial) derivatives of all orders exist and are continuous [at p]
Cp
  • Differential Geometry
  • Manifolds
Cp(A) denotes the set of all germs of C functions on A at p

The set of all germs of smooth functions at a point

Ck([a,b],R)
  • Functional Analysis
  • Real Analysis
It is the set of all functions :[a,b]R that are continuous and have continuous derivatives up to (and including) order k

The unit interval will be assumed when missing

Da(A)
Common: Da(Rn)
  • Differential Geometry
  • Manifolds
Denotes Set of all derivations at a point - Not to be confused with Set of all derivations of a germ which is denoted Dp(A)

Note: This is my/Alec's notation for it, as the author[1] uses Tp(A) - which looks like Tangent space - the letter T is too misleading to allow this, and a lot of other books use T for Tangent space

TANGENT
Da(A)
Common: Da(Rn)
  • Differential Geometry
  • Manifolds
Denotes Set of all derivations of a germ - Not to be confused with Set of all derivations at a point which is sometimes denoted Tp(A) TANGENT
\bigudot_i A_i
  • Measure Theory
Makes it explicit that the items in the union (the A_i) are pairwise disjoint, that is for any two their intersection is empty
G_p(\mathbb{R}^n)
  • Differential Geometry
  • Manifolds
The geometric tangent space - see Geometric Tangent Space TANGENT_NEW
\ell^p(\mathbb{F})
  • Functional Analysis
The set of all bounded sequences, that is \ell^p(\mathbb{F})=\{(x_1,x_2,...)|x_i\in\mathbb{F},\ \sum^\infty_{i=1}|x_i|^p<\infty\}
\mathcal{L}^p
  • Measure Theory
\mathcal{L}^p(\mu)=\{u:X\rightarrow\mathbb{R}|u\in\mathcal{M},\ \int|u|^pd\mu<\infty\},\ p\in[1,\infty)\subset\mathbb{R}

(X,\mathcal{A},\mu) is a measure space. The class of all measurable functions for which |f|^p is integrable

\mathcal{L}(V,W)
  • Linear Algebra
The set of all linear maps from a vector space V (over a field F) and another vector space W also over F. It is a vector space itself.

See The vector space of all maps between vector spaces

\mathcal{L}(V)
  • Linear algebra
Short hand for \mathcal{L}(V,V) (see above).

In addition to being a vector space it is also an Algebra

L^p
  • Measure Theory
Same as \mathcal{L}^p
\mathbb{S}^n
  • Real Analysis
  • Differential Geometry
  • Manifolds
  • Topology
\mathbb{S}^n\subset\mathbb{R}^{n+1} and is the n-sphere, examples:

\mathbb{S}^1 is a circle, \mathbb{S}^2 is a sphere, \mathbb{S}^0 is simply two points.

T_p(A)
Common:T_p(\mathbb{R}^n)
  • Differential Geometry
  • Manifolds
The tangent space at a point a

Sometimes denoted \mathbb{R}^n_a - Note: sometimes can mean Set of all derivations at a point which is denoted D_a(\mathbb{R}^n) and not to be confused with \mathcal{D}_a(\mathbb{R}^n) which denotes Set of all derivations of a germ

TANGENT

Unordered symbols

Expression Context Details
\mathcal{A}/\mathcal{B}-measurable
  • Measure Theory
There exists a Measurable map between the \sigma-algebras
a\cdot b
  • Anything with vectors
Vector dot product
p_0\simeq p_1\text{ rel}\{0,1\}
  • Topology
See Homotopic paths
  1. Jump up John M Lee - Introduction to smooth manifolds - Second edition