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Fubini and Change of Variables

1 · Prerequisites

2 · Summary

Multidimensional Darboux integration and Jordan content provide rectangles, grids, null boundaries, and integration over Jordan sets. Euclidean differentiation supplies C1C^1 maps, Jacobian matrices, inverse functions, and derivative estimates; row reduction and determinants supply the algebraic volume factor. Together these declared prerequisites support finite section arguments and local linearization without measure theory.

Lower and upper section integrals lead to rectangular and Jordan-set Fubini theorems, repeated integration, Cavalieri's principle, and graph-bounded regions. Determinants then control linear images and parallelepipeds. Near-identity cube estimates yield local volume distortion and preservation of compact Jordan sets, culminating in change of variables for compact Jordan sets, compactly supported functions, and bounded open Jordan sets, with the one-dimensional absolute-derivative formula reconciled with oriented substitution.

3 · Logical flowchart

4 · Definitions, theorems and proofs

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Sections, lower and upper section integrals, and iterated Riemann integrals on product rectangles and Jordan sets

Definition

Let p,q1p,q\ge1, let ARpA\subseteq\mathbb R^p and BRqB\subseteq\mathbb R^q be nondegenerate closed rectangles, and let f:A×BRf:A\times B\to\mathbb R be bounded. For xAx\in A and yBy\in B, the sections of ff are fx:BR,fx(y):=f(x,y),fy:AR,fy(x):=f(x,y).f_x:B\to\mathbb R,\quad f_x(y):=f(x,y),\qquad f^y:A\to\mathbb R,\quad f^y(x):=f(x,y). Their lower and upper section integrals are the everywhere-defined bounded functions B(x):=Bfx,uB(x):=Bfx,A(y):=Afy,uA(y):=Afy,\ell_B(x):=\underline{\int_B}f_x,\quad u_B(x):=\overline{\int_B}f_x,\qquad \ell_A(y):=\underline{\int_A}f^y,\quad u_A(y):=\overline{\int_A}f^y, using The lower and upper Darboux integrals over a nondegenerate rectangle in Rm\mathbb{R}^m. They are defined even when the corresponding section is not Riemann integrable, and always satisfy BuB\ell_B\le u_B and AuA\ell_A\le u_A.

If every fxf_x is integrable and the function xBfxx\mapsto\int_B f_x is integrable on AA, define the ordinary iterated integral in the BB-then-AA order by A(Bf(x,y)dy)dx:=A(xBfx).\int_A\left(\int_B f(x,y)\,dy\right)dx:=\int_A\left(x\mapsto\int_B f_x\right). The other order is defined symmetrically. More generally, if the sections are integrable outside a content-zero set NAN\subseteq A, any bounded function h:ARh:A\to\mathbb R satisfying h(x)=Bfxh(x)=\int_Bf_x for xNx\notin N is an exceptionally completed section-integral function. Its integral, when it exists, is independent of its values on NN.

Let now ERp+qE\subseteq\mathbb R^{p+q} be a bounded Jordan set and g:ERg:E\to\mathbb R be bounded. Its section at xRpx\in\mathbb R^p is Ex:={yRq:(x,y)E},gx:ExR,gx(y):=g(x,y).E_x:=\{y\in\mathbb R^q:(x,y)\in E\},\qquad g_x:E_x\to\mathbb R,\quad g_x(y):=g(x,y). Empty sections have integral 00. For a nonempty Jordan section, Exgx\int_{E_x}g_x means the Jordan-set integral of The Riemann integral of a bounded function over a bounded Jordan measurable set. Section integrals over a Jordan set and their iterated integrals are defined by first choosing factor rectangles with EA×BE\subseteq A\times B and applying the preceding conventions to the zero extension of gg. Independence of those rectangles is proved in Fubini over a bounded Jordan set when all but a content-zero family of sections are integrable.

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A product grid bounds the Darboux sums of the lower and upper section-integral functions

Statement

Let ARpA\subseteq\mathbb R^p and BRqB\subseteq\mathbb R^q be nondegenerate closed rectangles, let f:A×BRf:A\times B\to\mathbb R be bounded, and let PP and RR be grids of AA and BB. With B,uB:AR\ell_B,u_B:A\to\mathbb R the lower and upper BB-section-integral functions of Sections, lower and upper section integrals, and iterated Riemann integrals on product rectangles and Jordan sets, L(f,P×R)L(B,P)U(B,P)U(uB,P)U(f,P×R).L(f,P\times R)\le L(\ell_B,P)\le U(\ell_B,P)\le U(u_B,P)\le U(f,P\times R). The symmetric chain holds after exchanging AA and BB. No individual section is assumed integrable.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: Rectangles A,BA,B, a bounded f:A×BRf:A\times B\to\mathbb R, grids P,RP,R, and the section envelopes B,uB\ell_B,u_B.

[L1]

For a bounded function on a product rectangle, the lower and upper section integrals are defined for every parameter even when the section is not Riemann integrable (Sections, lower and upper section integrals, and iterated Riemann integrals on product rectangles and Jordan sets).

[L2]

A grid cell of a product rectangle is the product of the corresponding cells of the two factor grids, and a sum over cells is the associated finite iterated sum (Grid partitions of a rectangle in Rm\mathbb{R}^m, their cells, refinements and mesh).

[L3]

Lower and upper Darboux sums are the finite sums of the cell infima and suprema weighted by cell volume (Lower and upper Darboux sums over a grid partition in Rm\mathbb{R}^m); finite sums may be regrouped and preserve inequalities term by term (Laws of finite sums and finite products).

Proof

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For a cell II of PP and a cell JJ of RR, put mIJ:=infI×Jfm_{IJ}:=\inf_{I\times J}f and MIJ:=supI×JfM_{IJ}:=\sup_{I\times J}f. Regrouping the finite sums over the product grid gives L(f,P×R)=Ivol(I)JmIJvol(J)L(f,P\times R)=\sum_I\operatorname{vol}(I)\sum_Jm_{IJ}\operatorname{vol}(J) and the analogous formula with MIJM_{IJ} for the upper sum.

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If xIx\in I, then infJfxmIJ\inf_J f_x\ge m_{IJ} and supJfxMIJ\sup_Jf_x\le M_{IJ} for every JJ. Hence B(x)JmIJvol(J)\ell_B(x)\ge\sum_Jm_{IJ}\operatorname{vol}(J) and uB(x)JMIJvol(J)u_B(x)\le\sum_JM_{IJ}\operatorname{vol}(J). Taking the infimum or supremum over xIx\in I preserves these inequalities.

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Multiply the cellwise inequalities by vol(I)\operatorname{vol}(I) and sum over II. Together with BuB\ell_B\le u_B, this gives the displayed chain. Exchanging the coordinate blocks gives the symmetric chain.

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Riemann--Fubini on product rectangles, with lower and upper section integrals and content-zero exceptional sections

Statement

Let ARpA\subseteq\mathbb R^p and BRqB\subseteq\mathbb R^q be nondegenerate closed rectangles, and let f:A×BRf:A\times B\to\mathbb R be Riemann integrable. Then the four lower and upper section-integral functions of Sections, lower and upper section integrals, and iterated Riemann integrals on product rectangles and Jordan sets are Riemann integrable and AB=AuB=A×Bf=BA=BuA.\int_A\ell_B=\int_Au_B=\int_{A\times B}f=\int_B\ell_A=\int_Bu_A.

If the BB-sections are integrable outside a content-zero set NAN\subseteq A, every bounded exceptionally completed function hh with h(x)=Bfxh(x)=\int_Bf_x for xNx\notin N is integrable and A×Bf=Ah.\int_{A\times B}f=\int_Ah. The same assertion holds with the coordinate blocks exchanged. In particular, when every section in an order is integrable, the ordinary iterated integral in that order exists and equals the multiple integral. The theorem does not assert that every section of an integrable function is integrable.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: Nondegenerate rectangles A,BA,B and a Riemann-integrable f:A×BRf:A\times B\to\mathbb R.

[L1]

Product-grid Darboux sums bound the outer Darboux sums of the lower and upper section-integral functions (A product grid bounds the Darboux sums of the lower and upper section-integral functions).

[L2]

A bounded f:QRf:Q\to\mathbb R on a nondegenerate rectangle is Riemann integrable if and only if, for every ε>0\varepsilon>0, some grid PP satisfies U(f,P)L(f,P)<εU(f,P)-L(f,P)<\varepsilon (Riemann's criterion on a nondegenerate rectangle in Rm\mathbb{R}^m: integrability is equivalent to arbitrarily small Darboux gaps).

[L3]

A content-zero set has finite cube covers of arbitrarily small total volume (Measure zero and content zero in Rm\mathbb{R}^m by countable and finite cube covers).

Proof

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Given ε>0\varepsilon>0, [L2] supplies a grid of A×BA\times B with Darboux gap below ε\varepsilon. Its coordinate grids form a product grid, and [L1] places the lower and upper Darboux gaps of both B\ell_B and uBu_B inside that same gap.

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By [L2], both B\ell_B and uBu_B are integrable. The inequalities in [L1], applied to grids with gaps tending to zero, give ABA×Bf\int_A\ell_B\ge\int_{A\times B}f and AuBA×Bf\int_Au_B\le\int_{A\times B}f; since BuB\ell_B\le u_B, all three values are equal. The same argument after exchanging AA and BB gives the other two equalities.

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Suppose h=Bfxh=\int_Bf_x outside a content-zero NN. There h=B=uBh=\ell_B=u_B. If MM bounds h,B,uB|h|,|\ell_B|,|u_B|, a finite cube cover of NN with arbitrarily small total volume, refined into an outer grid, bounds the upper integral of hB|h-\ell_B| by 2M2M times that volume. The criterion [L2] therefore makes hBh-\ell_B integrable with integral 00, and linearity gives Ah=AB=A×Bf\int_Ah=\int_A\ell_B=\int_{A\times B}f. The exchanged assertion is identical.

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A continuous function on a closed rectangle has repeated Riemann integrals in every coordinate order, all equal to its multiple integral

Statement

Let Q=j<n[aj,bj]RnQ=\prod_{j<n}[a_j,b_j]\subseteq\mathbb R^n, where n1n\ge1 and every aj<bja_j<b_j. If f:QRf:Q\to\mathbb R is continuous, then for every permutation of the coordinates the corresponding repeated Riemann integral exists and equals Qf\int_Qf.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: A continuous real function ff on a nondegenerate closed rectangle QRnQ\subseteq\mathbb R^n.

[L1]

Riemann--Fubini identifies the multiple integral with either iterated integral whenever the ordinary sections exist away from a content-zero exceptional set (Riemann--Fubini on product rectangles, with lower and upper section integrals and content-zero exceptional sections).

[L2]

Every continuous real function on a closed nondegenerate rectangle in positive dimension is Riemann integrable (Every continuous function on a closed nondegenerate rectangle in Rm\mathbb{R}^m is Riemann integrable).

[L3]

A continuous map from a compact metric space to a metric space is uniformly continuous (Heine-Cantor: a continuous map from a compact metric space to any metric space is uniformly continuous).

Proof

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Every coordinate section is continuous, hence integrable by [L2]. Moreover ff is uniformly continuous on the compact rectangle by [L3]; therefore integrating in one coordinate produces a continuous function of the remaining coordinates, since the difference of two section integrals is bounded by the interval length times the uniform oscillation of ff.

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Apply [L1] to the first coordinate in a prescribed order. Step 1.1 makes the resulting function continuous, so the same argument applies to the next coordinate. Induction through the finite coordinate list gives the repeated integral.

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For n=1n=1 the repeated integral is the original integral. At every later stage [L1] preserves its value, so every coordinate order gives Qf\int_Qf.

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The integral of a product function on a product rectangle is the product of the two integrals

Statement

Let ARpA\subseteq\mathbb R^p and BRqB\subseteq\mathbb R^q be nondegenerate closed rectangles. If a:ARa:A\to\mathbb R and b:BRb:B\to\mathbb R are continuous and f(x,y):=a(x)b(y)f(x,y):=a(x)b(y), then A×Bf=(Aa)(Bb).\int_{A\times B}f=\left(\int_Aa\right)\left(\int_Bb\right). In particular, if f(x,y)=a(x)f(x,y)=a(x) is independent of yy, then A×Bf=vol(B)Aa\int_{A\times B}f=\operatorname{vol}(B)\int_Aa.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: Nondegenerate rectangles A,BA,B, continuous functions a,ba,b, and f(x,y)=a(x)b(y)f(x,y)=a(x)b(y).

[L1]

Riemann--Fubini identifies the integral over a product rectangle with either iterated integral (Riemann--Fubini on product rectangles, with lower and upper section integrals and content-zero exceptional sections).

[L2]

A continuous real function on a closed nondegenerate rectangle is Riemann integrable (Every continuous function on a closed nondegenerate rectangle in Rm\mathbb{R}^m is Riemann integrable).

Proof

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The product ff is continuous and hence integrable by [L2]. For fixed xx, linearity [L3] gives Bfx=a(x)Bb\int_Bf_x=a(x)\int_Bb.

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Apply [L1] and [L3] once more: A×Bf=A(a(x)Bb)=(Aa)(Bb)\int_{A\times B}f=\int_A(a(x)\int_Bb)=(\int_Aa)(\int_Bb).

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Taking bb constantly equal to 11 gives Bb=vol(B)\int_Bb=\operatorname{vol}(B) and yields the coordinate-independent case, including the case Aa=0\int_Aa=0.

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An integrable function whose sections vanish outside finite sets has multiple integral zero

Statement

Let ARpA\subseteq\mathbb R^p and BRqB\subseteq\mathbb R^q be nondegenerate closed rectangles, and let f:A×BRf:A\times B\to\mathbb R be Riemann integrable. If the set S:={xA:fx is not identically 0}S:=\{x\in A:f_x\text{ is not identically }0\} is finite, then A×Bf=0\int_{A\times B}f=0. The analogous assertion holds with the coordinate blocks exchanged.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: An integrable f:A×BRf:A\times B\to\mathbb R whose nonzero BB-sections are indexed by a finite set SS.

[L1]

Riemann--Fubini permits a content-zero exceptional set of parameters and identifies the multiple integral with the resulting iterated integral (Riemann--Fubini on product rectangles, with lower and upper section integrals and content-zero exceptional sections).

[L2]

A set has content zero when it admits finite cube covers of arbitrarily small total volume (Measure zero and content zero in Rm\mathbb{R}^m by countable and finite cube covers).

Proof

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A finite subset of Rp\mathbb R^p has content zero by [L2]: for a given ε>0\varepsilon>0, cover its finitely many points by cubes whose total volume is below ε\varepsilon.

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Outside SS every section is identically zero and has integral zero. Complete the section-integral function by the value 00 on SS and apply [L1]; the resulting outer function is identically zero, so the multiple integral is zero.

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If SS is empty then ff itself is identically zero, and step 2.1 still applies. Exchanging the coordinate blocks proves the symmetric assertion.

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Fubini over a bounded Jordan set when all but a content-zero family of sections are integrable

Statement

Let ERp+qE\subseteq\mathbb R^{p+q} be a bounded Jordan set and let g:ERg:E\to\mathbb R be Riemann integrable. Suppose that for all xx outside a content-zero set NRpN\subseteq\mathbb R^p, the section ExE_x is Jordan measurable and gxg_x is integrable over it. Put h(x)=Exgxh(x)=\int_{E_x}g_x there and assign arbitrary bounded values to hh on NN, with empty-section integral equal to 00. Then hh is integrable on any rectangle containing the projection of EE, its integral is independent of that rectangle and of the values on NN, and Eg=h(x)dx.\int_Eg=\int h(x)\,dx. The symmetric assertion holds for the other coordinate block.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: A bounded Jordan set EE, an integrable g:ERg:E\to\mathbb R, and the stated content-zero exceptional family of sections.

[L1]

Riemann--Fubini applies to bounded functions on a product rectangle using lower and upper section integrals and a content-zero exceptional set (Riemann--Fubini on product rectangles, with lower and upper section integrals and content-zero exceptional sections).

[L2]

An empty Jordan section has integral zero, and section integrals are taken after zero extension to a bounding rectangle (Sections, lower and upper section integrals, and iterated Riemann integrals on product rectangles and Jordan sets).

[L3]

The Jordan-set integral is independent of the chosen bounding rectangle (The Riemann integral over a Jordan set is independent of the bounding rectangle).

Proof

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Choose nondegenerate rectangles ARpA\subseteq\mathbb R^p and BRqB\subseteq\mathbb R^q with EA×BE\subseteq A\times B, and extend gg by zero to A×BA\times B. For every xx, the resulting section is the zero extension to BB of gxg_x, and it is identically zero when ExE_x is empty.

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The zero extension is integrable by the definition of the Jordan-set integral. Apply [L1]; outside NN its ordinary section integral is exactly h(x)h(x), so the exceptional-section clause gives Eg=Ah\int_Eg=\int_Ah.

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Enlarging AA or BB only adds zero to the zero extension. Independence of the Jordan integral from a bounding rectangle [L3] and the content-zero invariance in [L1] therefore prove independence of both factor rectangles and of the assigned values on NN.

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Cavalieri: Jordan content is the integral of sectional contents, and equal sections give equal content

Statement

Let ERp+qE\subseteq\mathbb R^{p+q} be a bounded Jordan set whose sections ExE_x are Jordan measurable outside a content-zero set of parameters. Then the completed sectional-content function xcont(Ex)x\mapsto\operatorname{cont}(E_x) is integrable and cont(E)=cont(Ex)dx,\operatorname{cont}(E)=\int\operatorname{cont}(E_x)\,dx, with empty sections assigned content 00.

Consequently, if bounded Jordan sets E,FRp+qE,F\subseteq\mathbb R^{p+q} have Jordan sections outside content-zero exceptional parameter sets and cont(Ex)=cont(Fx)\operatorname{cont}(E_x)=\operatorname{cont}(F_x) wherever both are ordinary Jordan sections outside those sets, then cont(E)=cont(F)\operatorname{cont}(E)=\operatorname{cont}(F).

Facts & Assumptions

Given: Bounded Jordan sets with the stated sectional hypotheses.

[L1]

Jordan--Fubini computes an integral over a bounded Jordan set by integrating its section integrals, with empty sections assigned zero (Fubini over a bounded Jordan set when all but a content-zero family of sections are integrable).

[L2]

A metric-bounded set is Jordan measurable if and only if its indicator is Riemann integrable on a bounding rectangle, and then the indicator integral is its Jordan content (A bounded set is Jordan measurable iff its indicator is Riemann integrable, and the integral is its Jordan content).

Proof

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Apply [L1] to the constant-one function on EE. Its integral over EE is cont(E)\operatorname{cont}(E) by [L2], while the integral over a section is cont(Ex)\operatorname{cont}(E_x), again by [L2].

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For EE and FF, the two completed sectional-content functions agree outside the union of their exceptional sets, which is content zero. Their integrals are therefore equal, and step 1.1 identifies those integrals with the two total contents.

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Empty sections contribute 00. If either set has content zero, the same formula gives zero on both sides, so no nonemptiness hypothesis is hidden.

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A region between two continuous graphs is Jordan measurable, and a continuous integrand extending to its closure integrates by vertical sections

Statement

Let a<ba<b, let α,β:[a,b]R\alpha,\beta:[a,b]\to\mathbb R be continuous with αβ\alpha\le\beta, and put K:={(x,y):axb, α(x)yβ(x)}.K:=\{(x,y):a\le x\le b,\ \alpha(x)\le y\le\beta(x)\}. Then KK is compact and Jordan measurable. If a function on the open region between the graphs extends to a continuous H:KRH:K\to\mathbb R, then HH is Riemann integrable over KK and KH=ab(α(x)β(x)H(x,y)dy)dx.\int_KH=\int_a^b\left(\int_{\alpha(x)}^{\beta(x)}H(x,y)\,dy\right)dx. The formula includes coincident graphs and uses the continuous extension on the boundary.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: Continuous αβ\alpha\le\beta on [a,b][a,b], the closed region KK, and a continuous H:KRH:K\to\mathbb R.

[L1]

Jordan--Fubini integrates a bounded integrable function over a Jordan set by its Jordan sections (Fubini over a bounded Jordan set when all but a content-zero family of sections are integrable).

[L2]

A metric-bounded set is Jordan measurable if and only if its boundary is null, equivalently content zero (A bounded set in Rm\mathbb{R}^m is Jordan measurable iff its boundary is null, equivalently of content zero).

[L3]
[L4]

A continuous real function on a compact Jordan set is Riemann integrable there (A continuous real function on a compact Jordan measurable set is Riemann integrable over that set).

Proof

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The boundary of KK is contained in the graphs of α\alpha and β\beta together with the two vertical endpoint segments. Each is a continuous graph, after exchanging coordinates for the vertical segments, and hence has content zero by [L3]. The set KK is closed and bounded, hence compact by [L5], and [L2] makes it Jordan measurable.

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The continuous HH is integrable on the compact Jordan set by [L4]. Every vertical section is the closed interval [α(x),β(x)][\alpha(x),\beta(x)], and its restriction is continuous, so [L1] gives the displayed formula.

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If α(x)=β(x)\alpha(x)=\beta(x), that section is degenerate and contributes 00; the endpoint sections and all other boundary changes have content zero. Requiring a continuous extension to KK supplies boundedness and integrability that continuity only on the open region would not supply.

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The Jacobian determinant of a square-dimensional C1C^1 map is the determinant of its Jacobian matrix

Definition

Let n1n\ge1, let URnU\subseteq\mathbb R^n be open, and let g=(g1,,gn):URng=(g_1,\ldots,g_n):U\to\mathbb R^n be C1C^1. Its Jacobian matrix at xUx\in U is Dg(x)=(gixj(x))1i,jn,Dg(x)=\left(\frac{\partial g_i}{\partial x_j}(x)\right)_{1\le i,j\le n}, the matrix of the total derivative in the standard bases. Its Jacobian determinant is detDg(x).\det Dg(x). The change-of-variables scale factor is detDg(x)|\det Dg(x)|. Thus an orientation-reversing derivative and an orientation-preserving derivative with the same volume scale have the same change-of-variables factor.

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Finite Jordan covers bound upper integrals, while interior-disjoint Jordan subfamilies bound lower integrals

Statement

Let n1n\ge1, let ERnE\subseteq\mathbb R^n be a bounded Jordan set, and let h:E[0,)h:E\to[0,\infty) be bounded and Riemann integrable.

  1. If Jordan sets E1,,ENE_1,\ldots,E_N cover EE, and each Mi0M_i\ge0 satisfies MisupEEihM_i\ge\sup_{E\cap E_i}h whenever that intersection is nonempty, then Ehi=1NMicont(Ei).\int_Eh\le\sum_{i=1}^N M_i\operatorname{cont}(E_i).
  2. If Jordan sets F1,,FNF_1,\ldots,F_N lie in EE and have pairwise disjoint interiors, and each real mim_i satisfies miinfFihm_i\le\inf_{F_i}h whenever FiF_i is nonempty, then i=1Nmicont(Fi)Eh.\sum_{i=1}^N m_i\operatorname{cont}(F_i)\le\int_Eh.

For an arbitrary bounded integrable real hh and a nonempty Jordan set FEF\subseteq E, FhsupFhcont(F).\left|\int_Fh\right|\le \sup_F|h|\operatorname{cont}(F).

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The Jordan sets and bounded integrable function in the statement.

[L1]

On a bounding rectangle, the Riemann integral is linear, monotone, and bounded by the integral of the absolute value (Linearity, monotonicity, the absolute-value estimate and coordinate-slice additivity for the Riemann integral in Rm\mathbb{R}^m); zero extension transfers these properties to Jordan-set integrals.

[L2]

The indicator of a bounded Jordan set is Riemann integrable with integral equal to its content (A bounded set is Jordan measurable iff its indicator is Riemann integrable, and the integral is its Jordan content), and a bounded set is Jordan measurable exactly when its boundary has content zero (A bounded set in Rm\mathbb{R}^m is Jordan measurable iff its boundary is null, equivalently of content zero).

Proof

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Extend all functions by zero to one bounding rectangle. The indicators in [L2] are integrable, and the nonnegativity of every MiM_i makes the following inequality valid both on and off EE. Monotonicity and finite linearity from [L1] give the cover bound, because each indicator integral is the content of its Jordan set: hi=1NMi1Ei.h\le\sum_{i=1}^N M_i\mathbf1_{E_i}.

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The restriction of hh to each FiF_i is integrable: away from grid cells meeting Fi\partial F_i its Darboux gap is inherited from hh, while [L2] makes the total volume of boundary cells arbitrarily small. Hence Fihmicont(Fi)\int_{F_i}h\ge m_i\operatorname{cont}(F_i) by [L1]. Pairwise interior-disjoint Jordan sets intersect only on their content-zero boundaries, so the sum of their zero-extended restrictions equals the restriction to their union outside a content-zero set. The same boundary-cell argument and linearity [L1] therefore add these integrals without overcounting; their union lies in EE, and h0h\ge0, giving the lower bound.

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The boundary-cell argument in step 1.2 also makes the restriction of a signed integrable hh to FF integrable. A nonempty FF makes supFh\sup_F|h| a real number, since hh is bounded. On FF, the inequalities hhhsupFh-|h|\le h\le|h|\le\sup_F|h| and [L1], together with the indicator identity in [L2], give the last estimate.

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A linear endomorphism of Rn\mathbb R^n sends bounded Jordan sets to bounded Jordan sets and scales their content by the absolute determinant

Statement

Let n1n\ge1 and let T:RnRnT:\mathbb R^n\to\mathbb R^n be linear, with standard matrix AA. For every bounded Jordan set EE, the image T(E)T(E) is a bounded Jordan set and cont(T(E))=detAcont(E).\operatorname{cont}(T(E))=|\det A|\operatorname{cont}(E). In particular, a singular linear image has content zero.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: A linear endomorphism TT with matrix AA and a bounded Jordan set EE.

[L1]

For every n1n\ge1 and AMn(R)A\in M_n(\mathbb R), the matrix AA is invertible if and only if det(A)0\det(A)\ne0 (A finite square real matrix is invertible if and only if its determinant is nonzero); every invertible AMn(R)A\in M_n(\mathbb R) is a finite product of elementary matrices, with the identity represented by the empty product (Every invertible finite square real matrix is a finite product of elementary matrices).

[L2]

For n1n\ge1 and AMn(R)A\in M_n(R) over a commutative ring, interchanging two rows changes det(A)\det(A) to det(A)-\det(A), multiplying one row by cRc\in R changes it to cdet(A)c\det(A), and adding cc times one row to a distinct row leaves it equal to det(A)\det(A) (For every square matrix, including singular ones, a row swap negates the determinant, scaling a row by any scalar scales it, and row addition leaves it unchanged).

[L3]

Cavalieri identifies content with the integral of sectional contents (Cavalieri: Jordan content is the integral of sectional contents, and equal sections give equal content).

[L4]

Lipschitz self-maps of Euclidean space preserve null sets (A Lipschitz map RmRm\mathbb{R}^m\to\mathbb{R}^m sends null sets to null sets), and a bounded set is Jordan measurable exactly when its boundary is null (A bounded set in Rm\mathbb{R}^m is Jordan measurable iff its boundary is null, equivalently of content zero).

[L6]

Every finite matrix over a field is row equivalent, by Gaussian elimination, to a matrix in row echelon form (Gaussian elimination reduces every finite matrix over a field to row echelon form). For AMn(F)A\in M_n(F), the matrix AA is invertible if and only if it has a pivot in every row and every column (Invertible matrix theorem: invertibility, full pivot rank, RREF II, trivial nullspace and unique solvability are equivalent).

[L7]

If rr elementary row operations transform AA into BB, and E1,,ErE_1,\ldots,E_r are their elementary matrices in execution order, then B=ErE1AB=E_r\cdots E_1A; for r=0r=0 the empty product is the identity and B=AB=A (A finite row reduction from AA to BB is encoded by B=ErE1AB=E_r\cdots E_1A). Every elementary matrix EMn(F)E\in M_n(F) is invertible, with inverse the elementary matrix of the inverse row operation (Every elementary matrix is invertible, with inverse given by the reverse elementary operation).

[L8]

Jordan inner and outer content approximate a Jordan set by finite rectangular figures (Jordan inner and outer content and Jordan measurable bounded sets in Rm\mathbb{R}^m).

Proof

technique · constructive
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Suppose first that AA is invertible. For every elementary matrix E0E_0, both E0E_0 and E01E_0^{-1} are Lipschitz by [L5], so (E0F)=E0(F)\partial(E_0F)=E_0(\partial F) for every bounded set FF. Thus [L4] makes E0FE_0F Jordan whenever FF is Jordan. Coordinate permutations and nonzero coordinate scalings send rectangular figures to rectangular figures, with content factor 11 and c|c| respectively; applying this to arbitrarily close inner and outer figures from [L8] proves those factors for every bounded Jordan FF. For a shear adding cc times one coordinate to another, take rectangular figures PFQP\subseteq F\subseteq Q from [L8] with cont(Q)cont(P)\operatorname{cont}(Q)-\operatorname{cont}(P) arbitrarily small. Sections of a rectangular figure parallel to the changed coordinate are finite unions of intervals, hence Jordan at every parameter, and the corresponding sections of E0PE_0P and E0QE_0Q are their translates by a quantity depending only on the fixed coordinates, so they are finite unions of intervals of the same total length. Both hypotheses of [L3] are therefore met by P,Q,E0P,E0QP,Q,E_0P,E_0Q but are not claimed for FF, whose sections need not be Jordan; [L3] gives cont(E0P)=cont(P)\operatorname{cont}(E_0P)=\operatorname{cont}(P) and cont(E0Q)=cont(Q)\operatorname{cont}(E_0Q)=\operatorname{cont}(Q). Since E0PE0FE0QE_0P\subseteq E_0F\subseteq E_0Q and E0FE_0F is already known Jordan, its content and that of FF are both squeezed between cont(P)\operatorname{cont}(P) and cont(Q)\operatorname{cont}(Q), so a shear preserves content. These are exactly the absolute determinant factors listed by [L2].

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2.1

By [L1], write AA as a finite product of elementary matrices. Apply step 1.1 successively to EE: every intermediate image is bounded Jordan, and its content is multiplied by the corresponding absolute determinant factor. The row-operation laws [L2], applied successively from the identity, identify the product of those factors with detA|\det A|. Boundedness follows from [L5].

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If AA is singular, [L6] reduces it to an echelon matrix with a zero row; [L7] realizes this as an invertible change of codomain coordinates. The transformed range lies in a coordinate hyperplane, whose bounded part fits in slabs of arbitrarily small thickness and therefore has content zero and is Jordan. Applying the invertible case to undo the coordinate change shows that T(E)T(E) has content zero and is Jordan; the real criterion in [L1] gives detA=0\det A=0, so the same formula holds.

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The Jordan content of the parallelepiped spanned by the columns of a square real matrix is the absolute value of its determinant

Statement

Let n1n\ge1. For column vectors v1,,vnRnv_1,\ldots,v_n\in\mathbb R^n, let A=[v1  vn]A=[v_1\ \cdots\ v_n] and P(v1,,vn):={j=1ntjvj:0tj1}.P(v_1,\ldots,v_n):=\left\{\sum_{j=1}^n t_jv_j:0\le t_j\le1\right\}. Then P(v1,,vn)P(v_1,\ldots,v_n) is Jordan measurable and cont(P(v1,,vn))=detA.\operatorname{cont}(P(v_1,\ldots,v_n))=|\det A|. This includes the singular case, when the content is zero.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The spanning vectors, their column matrix AA, and the unit cube Q=[0,1]nQ=[0,1]^n.

[L1]

A linear map scales the content of every bounded Jordan set by the absolute determinant of its matrix (A linear endomorphism of Rn\mathbb R^n sends bounded Jordan sets to bounded Jordan sets and scales their content by the absolute determinant).

[L2]

The unit cube is a rectangle of volume 11 (Axis-parallel rectangles in Rm\mathbb{R}^m and their volume).

Proof

technique · direct
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The matrix map T(x)=AxT(x)=Ax sends QQ exactly onto P(v1,,vn)P(v_1,\ldots,v_n).

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2.1

Apply [L1] to QQ and use [L2] to obtain the stated content formula: cont(P)=detAcont(Q)=detA.\operatorname{cont}(P)=|\det A|\operatorname{cont}(Q)=|\det A|. If the columns are dependent, [L1] simultaneously supplies Jordan measurability and the zero-content conclusion.

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A C1C^1 map uniformly close to the identity derivative sandwiches a cube between contracted and expanded cubes

Statement

Let n1n\ge1, let C(a,r)={x:xar}C(a,r)=\{x:\|x-a\|_\infty\le r\} with r>0r>0, let WRnW\subseteq\mathbb R^n be convex and open with C(a,r)WC(a,r)\subseteq W, and let F:WRnF:W\to\mathbb R^n be C1C^1. Assume F(a)=aF(a)=a and, for some 0q<10\le q<1, (DF(z)I)v2qnv2\|(DF(z)-I)v\|_2\le \frac q{\sqrt n}\|v\|_2 for every zWz\in W and vRnv\in\mathbb R^n. Then C(a,(1q)r)F(C(a,r))C(a,(1+q)r).C(a,(1-q)r)\subseteq F(C(a,r))\subseteq C(a,(1+q)r). Moreover, FF is injective on C(a,r)C(a,r).

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The cube, the C1C^1 map, and the strict derivative error bound in the statement.

[L4]

The Euclidean and sup norms satisfy ww2nw\|w\|_\infty\le\|w\|_2\le\sqrt n\|w\|_\infty (Each p\lVert\cdot\rVert_p is a norm on Rn\mathbb{R}^n, and the induced metrics are exactly d1d_1, d2d_2 and dd_\infty of the published metric-spaces page).

Proof

technique · fixed-point
1.1

Put R=FIR=F-I and use [L1] with the Euclidean--sup norm comparison [L4] to obtain the contraction estimate R(x)R(y)qxy\|R(x)-R(y)\|_\infty\le q\|x-y\|_\infty on the cube. In particular R(x)qr\|R(x)\|_\infty\le qr, so F(x)=x+R(x)F(x)=x+R(x) lies in C(a,(1+q)r)C(a,(1+q)r).

L1L4given
2.1

Fix zC(a,(1q)r)z\in C(a,(1-q)r) and define Sz(x)=zR(x)S_z(x)=z-R(x). Step 1.1 gives Sz(C(a,r))C(a,r)S_z(C(a,r))\subseteq C(a,r) and makes SzS_z a qq-contraction. The cube is a nonempty closed subset of complete Euclidean space, so [L2]--[L3] give xC(a,r)x\in C(a,r) with Sz(x)=xS_z(x)=x, equivalently F(x)=zF(x)=z. This proves the inner containment.

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If F(x)=F(y)F(x)=F(y), then xy=R(y)R(x)x-y=R(y)-R(x), so step 1.1 gives xyqxy\|x-y\|_\infty\le q\|x-y\|_\infty. Since q<1q<1, x=yx=y. The assumptions r>0r>0 and q<1q<1 are essential to the nondegenerate fixed-point argument.

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On a small cube, a C1C^1 diffeomorphism distorts Jordan content by factors arbitrarily close to its linearized absolute determinant

Statement

Let n1n\ge1, let g:URng:U\to\mathbb R^n be C1C^1 on an open set, let aUa\in U, and suppose A=Dg(a)A=Dg(a) is invertible. For every 0<ε<10<\varepsilon<1 there is a closed cube QQ centred at aa, of positive radius and contained in UU, such that every Jordan set EQE\subseteq Q has Jordan image and detDg(a)(1ε)ncont(E)cont(g(E))detDg(a)(1+ε)ncont(E).|\det Dg(a)|(1-\varepsilon)^n\operatorname{cont}(E)\le \operatorname{cont}(g(E))\le |\det Dg(a)|(1+\varepsilon)^n\operatorname{cont}(E). The cube may be chosen inside any prescribed neighborhood of aa.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The C1C^1 map, the point aa, invertible A=Dg(a)A=Dg(a), and 0<ε<10<\varepsilon<1.

[L1]

A linear endomorphism maps Jordan sets to Jordan sets and scales content by its absolute determinant (A linear endomorphism of Rn\mathbb R^n sends bounded Jordan sets to bounded Jordan sets and scales their content by the absolute determinant).

[L2]

A map whose derivative is uniformly close enough to the identity sandwiches each sufficiently small cube between concentric contracted and expanded cubes (A C1C^1 map uniformly close to the identity derivative sandwiches a cube between contracted and expanded cubes).

[L3]

Jordan inner and outer content approximate Jordan sets by finite rectangular figures (Jordan inner and outer content and Jordan measurable bounded sets in Rm\mathbb{R}^m).

[L5]

Jordan content is finitely additive across Jordan pieces whose overlaps have content zero (Jordan content is finitely additive when the overlap has content zero).

Proof

technique · reduction
1.1

Normalize at aa by the affine map H(x)=a+A1(g(x)g(a)).H(x)=a+A^{-1}(g(x)-g(a)). Choose 0<q<ε0<q<\varepsilon and a slightly larger cube inside UU on which DHI22q/n\|D H-I\|_{2\to2}\le q/\sqrt n. The mean-value bound in [L4] makes HIH-I a qq-contraction in the sup norm, so HH is injective and bi-Lipschitz there. The derivative bound also makes every DHDH invertible; the inverse function theorem in [L4] therefore makes HH a homeomorphism on a neighborhood of the smaller positive-radius cube QQ. Here H(a)=aH(a)=a and DH(a)=IDH(a)=I; continuity of DgDg permits the stated choice inside any prescribed neighborhood.

L4given
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If EQE\subseteq Q is Jordan, the homeomorphism in step 1.1 gives H(E)=H(E)\partial H(E)=H(\partial E). Compose HH on the larger cube with coordinatewise clamping onto that cube to obtain a global Lipschitz map. Since E\partial E is null, [L4] makes H(E)H(\partial E) null and hence makes H(E)H(E) Jordan.

L4step 1.1
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Refine inner and outer figures from [L3] into finite unions of sufficiently small, interior-disjoint cubes PERP\subseteq E\subseteq R with arbitrarily small content gap. After translating at each cube centre, [L2] sandwiches its HH-image between cubes with factors (1q)n(1-q)^n and (1+q)n(1+q)^n. Step 2.1 makes those images Jordan, injectivity makes their interiors disjoint, and [L5] adds their contents. Letting the figure gap vanish gives the stronger bounds with qq; since q<εq<\varepsilon, these imply the displayed bounds for H(E)H(E). Finally g(E)=g(a)+A(H(E)a)g(E)=g(a)+A(H(E)-a), so [L1] multiplies every content by detA=detDg(a)|\det A|=|\det Dg(a)|.

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An injective C1C^1 map with invertible derivative sends compact Jordan sets to compact Jordan sets

Statement

Let n1n\ge1, let URnU\subseteq\mathbb R^n be open, let g:URng:U\to\mathbb R^n be injective and C1C^1, and suppose Dg(x)Dg(x) is invertible for every xUx\in U. If KUK\subseteq U is compact and Jordan measurable, then g(K)g(K) is compact and Jordan measurable.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The open set UU, injective C1C^1 map gg, and compact Jordan set KUK\subseteq U.

[L1]

The Euclidean inverse function theorem makes gg a local C1C^1 diffeomorphism wherever its derivative is invertible (The Euclidean inverse function theorem).

[L3]

Lipschitz self-maps of Euclidean space preserve null sets (A Lipschitz map RmRm\mathbb{R}^m\to\mathbb{R}^m sends null sets to null sets), and a bounded set is Jordan measurable exactly when its boundary is null (A bounded set in Rm\mathbb{R}^m is Jordan measurable iff its boundary is null, equivalently of content zero).

Proof

technique · local-to-global
1.1

Continuity and [L2] make g(K)g(K) compact, hence closed and bounded. If y=g(x)g(K)y=g(x)\in\partial g(K), then xx cannot lie in the interior of KK: otherwise [L1], together with global injectivity on UU, would map a neighborhood of xx contained in KK onto a neighborhood of yy contained in g(K)g(K). Thus g(K)g(K).\partial g(K)\subseteq g(\partial K).

L1L2
1.2

Around each point of the compact set K\partial K, choose a closed cube in a slightly larger convex cube inside UU on which DgDg is bounded. By [L4], gg is Lipschitz on the smaller cube. Composing its restriction with coordinatewise clamping onto that cube produces a Lipschitz self-map of Rn\mathbb R^n, so [L3] sends the null set K\partial K inside the cube to a null set. A finite subcover shows that g(K)g(\partial K) is null.

L3L4given
2.1

Step 1.1 makes g(K)\partial g(K) a subset of the null set from step 1.2. Since g(K)g(K) is bounded, the boundary criterion in [L3] proves it is Jordan measurable.

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A compact subset of an open Euclidean set has a compact Jordan neighborhood inside that open set

Statement

Let n1n\ge1. If CURnC\subseteq U\subseteq\mathbb R^n, where CC is compact and UU is open, then there is a compact Jordan set KK such that CintKKU.C\subseteq\operatorname{int}K\subseteq K\subseteq U. The set KK can be chosen as a finite union of closed grid rectangles.

Facts & Assumptions

Proof

technique · finite-cover
1.1

For each xCx\in C, openness gives a closed grid rectangle RxUR_x\subseteq U with xintRxx\in\operatorname{int}R_x. The interiors cover CC, so [L1] selects R1,,RNR_1,\ldots,R_N. Put K=iRiK=\bigcup_iR_i. Then CintKKUC\subseteq\operatorname{int}K\subseteq K\subseteq U.

L1given
2.1

The finite union KK is closed and bounded, hence compact by [L2]. Its boundary is contained in the union of the boundaries of the RiR_i. Each rectangular face is a continuous coordinate graph over a bounded rectangle and is null by [L3]; a finite union remains null.

L2L3step 1.1
3.1

The boundary criterion in [L3] now makes KK Jordan measurable. Subdividing the finitely many rectangles by their common coordinate endpoints expresses the same set as a finite union of closed cells from one grid.

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A bounded open Jordan set has an increasing exhaustion by compact finite unions of grid rectangles with vanishing content remainder

Statement

Let n1n\ge1 and let VRnV\subseteq\mathbb R^n be bounded, open, and Jordan measurable. There are compact Jordan sets K1K2V,K_1\subseteq K_2\subseteq\cdots\subseteq V, each a finite union of closed grid rectangles, such that every compact CVC\subseteq V lies in some KjK_j and cont(VKj)0.\operatorname{cont}(V\setminus K_j)\longrightarrow0.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: Bounded open Jordan set VV.

[L1]

A bounded set is Jordan measurable exactly when its boundary has content zero (A bounded set in Rm\mathbb{R}^m is Jordan measurable iff its boundary is null, equivalently of content zero).

[L2]

A finite cube cover can be replaced by sufficiently fine grid cells with controlled total volume (A finite rectangle cover admits grid control with arbitrarily small volume excess).

[L3]

Jordan content is finitely additive on interior-disjoint Jordan pieces (Jordan content is finitely additive when the overlap has content zero).

Proof

technique · exhaustion
1.1

Enclose VV in a rectangle and choose nested dyadic grids whose meshes tend to zero. Let KjK_j be the union of every closed cell of the jjth grid that is contained in VV. Only finitely many cells occur. Every child of a retained cell is retained, so KjKj+1K_j\subseteq K_{j+1}; each KjK_j is compact, Jordan, and contained in VV.

given
2.1

If compact CVC\subseteq V, the distance from CC to the closed complement of VV is positive. Once the mesh diameter is smaller than that distance, every grid cell meeting CC is contained in VV, so CKjC\subseteq K_j.

givenstep 1.1
3.1

Every unretained cell meeting VV also meets a mesh-sized neighborhood of V\partial V. By [L1], that boundary has content zero; [L2] therefore makes the total volume of all such cells arbitrarily small for fine enough grids. Finite additivity [L3] bounds cont(VKj)\operatorname{cont}(V\setminus K_j) by that volume, proving the limit.

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Change of variables for an injective C1C^1 map on a compact Jordan set

Statement

Let n1n\ge1, let URnU\subseteq\mathbb R^n be open, let g:URng:U\to\mathbb R^n be injective and C1C^1, and suppose Dg(x)Dg(x) is invertible for every xUx\in U. Let KUK\subseteq U be compact and Jordan measurable. For a bounded function f:g(K)Rf:g(K)\to\mathbb R, the following are equivalent:

  1. ff is Riemann integrable on g(K)g(K);
  2. xf(g(x))detDg(x)x\mapsto f(g(x))|\det Dg(x)| is Riemann integrable on KK.

When either condition holds, g(K)f(y)dy=Kf(g(x))detDg(x)dx.\int_{g(K)}f(y)\,dy=\int_K f(g(x))|\det Dg(x)|\,dx.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The map gg, compact Jordan set KK, and bounded ff in the statement.

[L1]

For each fixed n1n\ge1, the function det:Mn(R)R\det:M_n(\mathbb R)\to\mathbb R is evaluation of a polynomial in the n2n^2 matrix-entry variables (For every fixed finite size at least one, the determinant of a real square matrix is a polynomial in its matrix entries), and componentwise continuity gives continuity of maps assembled from finitely many continuous components (A vector-valued function has a limit, or is continuous, if and only if each of its components does; with the algebra of continuous vector-valued functions).

[L2]

Local C1C^1 volume distortion is bounded by factors arbitrarily close to the absolute determinant of the derivative (On a small cube, a C1C^1 diffeomorphism distorts Jordan content by factors arbitrarily close to its linearized absolute determinant), with finite Jordan cover bounds controlling upper and lower sums (Finite Jordan covers bound upper integrals, while interior-disjoint Jordan subfamilies bound lower integrals).

[L3]

The image g(K)g(K) is compact Jordan (An injective C1C^1 map with invertible derivative sends compact Jordan sets to compact Jordan sets), while the inverse function theorem supplies local C1C^1 inverses (The Euclidean inverse function theorem).

[L4]

The chain rule multiplies derivatives (The chain rule for total derivatives: D(gf)(a)=Dg(f(a))Df(a)D(g\circ f)(a)=Dg(f(a))\circ Df(a)), and for n1n\ge1 and A,BMn(R)A,B\in M_n(R) over a commutative ring one has det(AB)=det(A)det(B)\det(AB)=\det(A)\det(B) (For same-sized finite square matrices over a commutative ring, det(AB)=det(A)det(B)\det(AB)=\det(A)\det(B)).

[L5]

The Riemann integral is linear, monotone, and stable under absolute value (Linearity, monotonicity, the absolute-value estimate and coordinate-slice additivity for the Riemann integral in Rm\mathbb{R}^m), with Jordan-set values independent of the bounding rectangle (The Riemann integral over a Jordan set is independent of the bounding rectangle).

[L6]

Every continuous real function on a compact Jordan set is Riemann integrable there (A continuous real function on a compact Jordan measurable set is Riemann integrable over that set).

[L7]

Finite Jordan covers bound upper integrals, and interior-disjoint Jordan subfamilies bound lower integrals (Finite Jordan covers bound upper integrals, while interior-disjoint Jordan subfamilies bound lower integrals).

Proof

technique · local-to-global
1.1

The entries of DgDg are continuous; [L1] therefore makes detDg\det Dg and detDg|\det Dg| continuous on KK, and [L6] makes the absolute determinant bounded and Riemann integrable. By [L3], g(K)g(K) is also a compact Jordan set.

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Global injectivity and [L3] patch the local inverses into a C1C^1 inverse G:g(U)UG:g(U)\to U. By [L4], DG(g(x))Dg(x)=IDG(g(x))Dg(x)=I and detDG(g(x))detDg(x)=1|\det DG(g(x))|\,|\det Dg(x)|=1.

L3L4
2.1

Let EKE\subseteq K be compact Jordan. Cover it by finitely many cubes on which [L2] gives volume factors detDg(a)(1±ε)n|\det Dg(a)|(1\pm\varepsilon)^n and on which detDg|\det Dg| has arbitrarily small oscillation. A common interior-disjoint grid refinement and [L7] compare cont(g(E))\operatorname{cont}(g(E)) with the lower and upper sums of detDg|\det Dg| over EE. Letting the mesh and ε\varepsilon tend to zero gives cont(g(E))=EdetDg\operatorname{cont}(g(E))=\int_E|\det Dg|.

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First take f0f\ge0 integrable on g(K)g(K). A fine rectangular grid of a bounding rectangle cuts g(K)g(K), up to content-zero shared faces, into compact Jordan pieces FjF_j on which the lower and upper Darboux step functions have arbitrarily small integral gap. Their preimages Ej=G(Fj)E_j=G(F_j) are compact Jordan by [L3]. Step 2.1 turns every coefficient times cont(Fj)\operatorname{cont}(F_j) into the integral of that coefficient times detDg|\det Dg| over EjE_j. Hence the pulled-back lower and upper step functions squeeze (fg)detDg(f\circ g)|\det Dg| with the same arbitrarily small gap, proving its integrability and the formula. Applying this implication to GG and using step 1.2 proves the converse.

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4.1

For signed ff, apply step 3.1 to f+=max(f,0)f^+=\max(f,0) and f=max(f,0)f^-=\max(-f,0). Stability under absolute value and linearity in [L5] give both integrability implications and the formula for f=f+ff=f^+-f^-. Bounding-rectangle independence also follows from [L5].

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The content of a compact Jordan image is the integral of the absolute Jacobian determinant

Statement

Under the hypotheses of Change of variables for an injective C1C^1 map on a compact Jordan set, cont(g(K))=KdetDg(x)dx.\operatorname{cont}(g(K))=\int_K|\det Dg(x)|\,dx.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: Open UU, injective C1C^1 map gg with invertible derivative, and compact Jordan KUK\subseteq U.

[L1]

Compact-Jordan change of variables applies to every bounded integrable function on g(K)g(K) (Change of variables for an injective C1C^1 map on a compact Jordan set).

[L2]

The integral of the constant-one function over a Jordan set is its Jordan content (A bounded set is Jordan measurable iff its indicator is Riemann integrable, and the integral is its Jordan content).

Proof

technique · direct
1.1

By [L1], g(K)g(K) is Jordan and change of variables applies to the constant function 11 on it.

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2.1

Its pullback is detDg|\det Dg|, while [L2] identifies the image integral with cont(g(K))\operatorname{cont}(g(K)). This is the displayed formula.

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The support of a function on Rn\mathbb{R}^n and its compactly supported Riemann integral

Definition

Let n1n\ge1. For f:RnRf:\mathbb R^n\to\mathbb R, its support is suppf:={xRn:f(x)0}.\operatorname{supp}f:=\overline{\{x\in\mathbb R^n:f(x)\ne0\}}. The function is compactly supported if suppf\operatorname{supp}f is compact.

A compactly supported ff is compactly supported Riemann integrable if there is a nondegenerate closed rectangle QQ with suppfintQ\operatorname{supp}f\subseteq\operatorname{int}Q such that fQf|_Q is Riemann integrable. Its integral over Euclidean space is defined by Rnf:=Qf.\int_{\mathbb R^n}f:=\int_Qf. The value is independent of QQ by The Riemann integral of a compactly supported function is independent of its bounding rectangle . When the support is empty, f=0f=0 and the value is 00.

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The Riemann integral of a compactly supported function is independent of its bounding rectangle

Statement

Let n1n\ge1 and let f:RnRf:\mathbb R^n\to\mathbb R have compact support. If ff is Riemann integrable on one closed rectangle whose interior contains its support, then it is integrable on every such rectangle, and all the resulting integrals are equal. This includes the empty-support case.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: Compactly supported ff and bounding rectangles Q1,Q2Q_1,Q_2 whose interiors contain its support.

[L1]

Extending an integrable function on a Jordan set by zero to a bounding rectangle gives a well-defined integral independent of that rectangle (The Riemann integral over a Jordan set is independent of the bounding rectangle).

[L2]

Cutting rectangles along coordinate hyperplanes preserves integrability and adds the integrals of the pieces (Linearity, monotonicity, the absolute-value estimate and coordinate-slice additivity for the Riemann integral in Rm\mathbb{R}^m).

Proof

technique · common-extension
1.1

Choose a third rectangle QQ whose interior contains Q1Q2Q_1\cup Q_2. Since f=0f=0 outside its support, extending fQif|_{Q_i} by zero to QQ recovers exactly fQf|_Q.

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2.1

If fQ1f|_{Q_1} is integrable, [L1] makes its zero extension integrable on QQ with the same integral. Restricting this function to Q2Q_2 by the coordinate cuts in [L2] gives integrability there, again with zero contribution off the support.

L1L2step 1.1
3.1

Applying [L1] to Q1Q_1 and Q2Q_2 inside the common rectangle yields Q1f=Qf=Q2f\int_{Q_1}f=\int_Qf=\int_{Q_2}f. If the support is empty, all three functions are identically zero, so the same argument gives value 00.

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A compactly supported Riemann integrand admits the global change-of-variables formula from a diffeomorphism near the relevant compact preimage

Statement

Let n1n\ge1, let URnU\subseteq\mathbb R^n be open, and let g:URng:U\to\mathbb R^n be injective and C1C^1, with Dg(x)Dg(x) invertible on UU. Let f:RnRf:\mathbb R^n\to\mathbb R be compactly supported Riemann integrable and suppose suppfg(U)\operatorname{supp}f\subseteq g(U). Define h(x)={f(g(x))detDg(x),xU,0,xU.h(x)=\begin{cases}f(g(x))|\det Dg(x)|,&x\in U,\\0,&x\notin U.\end{cases} Then hh is compactly supported Riemann integrable and Rnf(y)dy=Rnh(x)dx.\int_{\mathbb R^n}f(y)\,dy=\int_{\mathbb R^n}h(x)\,dx.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The local diffeomorphism data and compactly supported ff in the statement.

[L1]

A compact subset of an open Euclidean set lies in the interior of a compact Jordan neighborhood contained in that open set (A compact subset of an open Euclidean set has a compact Jordan neighborhood inside that open set).

[L2]

Compact-Jordan change of variables gives the integral formula on such a neighborhood (Change of variables for an injective C1C^1 map on a compact Jordan set).

[L3]

Compactly supported integrals are independent of their bounding rectangles (The Riemann integral of a compactly supported function is independent of its bounding rectangle).

[L4]

The inverse function theorem gives a local C1C^1 inverse wherever the derivative is invertible (The Euclidean inverse function theorem).

Proof

technique · reduction
1.1

By [L4] and global injectivity, the local inverses patch to a continuous inverse on g(U)g(U). Thus C=g1(suppf)C=g^{-1}(\operatorname{supp}f) is compact and lies in UU. By [L1], choose compact Jordan KK with CintKKUC\subseteq\operatorname{int}K\subseteq K\subseteq U.

L1L4given
2.1

The function ff vanishes outside g(K)g(K), while hh vanishes outside KK. Apply [L2] to fg(K)f|_{g(K)}; its transformed integrand is hKh|_K, giving g(K)f=Kh.\int_{g(K)}f=\int_Kh.

L2step 1.1
3.1

The support of hh is contained in the compact set CC, because f(g(x))=0f(g(x))=0 away from its preimage. Thus hh is compactly supported and [L3] identifies the two integrals in step 2.1 with the corresponding integrals over Rn\mathbb R^n.

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Change of variables on bounded open Jordan sets when both integrands are bounded and Riemann integrable

Statement

Let n1n\ge1, let WRnW\subseteq\mathbb R^n be open, let UU be a bounded open Jordan set with UW\overline U\subseteq W, and let g:WRng:W\to\mathbb R^n be injective and C1C^1, with invertible derivative throughout WW. Put V=g(U)V=g(U) and assume VV is a bounded open Jordan set. If f:VRf:V\to\mathbb R and h(x)=f(g(x))detDg(x)(xU)h(x)=f(g(x))|\det Dg(x)|\quad(x\in U) are both bounded and Riemann integrable on their respective Jordan sets, then Vf(y)dy=Uh(x)dx.\int_Vf(y)\,dy=\int_Uh(x)\,dx. No improper-integral convention is implicit in this statement.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The bounded open Jordan sets, map, and two bounded integrable functions in the statement.

[L1]

A bounded open Jordan set has a compact grid exhaustion with vanishing-content remainder (A bounded open Jordan set has an increasing exhaustion by compact finite unions of grid rectangles with vanishing content remainder).

[L2]

Compact-Jordan change of variables applies to every member of that exhaustion (Change of variables for an injective C1C^1 map on a compact Jordan set).

[L3]

On a bounding rectangle, the absolute value of an integral is bounded by the integral of the absolute value (Linearity, monotonicity, the absolute-value estimate and coordinate-slice additivity for the Riemann integral in Rm\mathbb{R}^m); zero extension gives the corresponding supremum-times-content bound on a Jordan subset.

Proof

technique · exhaustion
1.1

If U=U=\emptyset, then V=V=\emptyset and both integrals are 00. Otherwise choose the compact grid exhaustion KjUK_j\uparrow U from [L1]. For every jj, [L2] gives g(Kj)f=Kjh.\int_{g(K_j)}f=\int_{K_j}h.

L1L2given
2.1

A bound MhM_h for h|h| gives source error at most Mhcont(UKj)M_h\operatorname{cont}(U\setminus K_j), which tends to zero by [L1] and [L3].

L1L3givenstep 1.1
3.1

The compact set U\overline U is nonempty, and [L4] gives a bound MDM_D for detDg|\det Dg| on it. Apply [L2] to the compact Jordan remainder UintKj\overline U\setminus\operatorname{int}K_j with the constant-one function. Its content tends to zero with cont(UKj)\operatorname{cont}(U\setminus K_j), so cont(Vg(Kj))MDcont(UintKj)0\operatorname{cont}(V\setminus g(K_j))\le M_D\operatorname{cont}(\overline U\setminus\operatorname{int}K_j)\to0. A bound for f|f| and [L3] make the image error tend to zero as well. Passing to the limit in step 1.1 proves the formula.

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In one dimension the compact-Jordan formula is substitution over the unoriented image interval with the absolute derivative

Statement

Let a<ba<b, let φ\varphi be C1C^1 and injective on a neighborhood of [a,b][a,b], and suppose φ(x)0\varphi'(x)\ne0 there. If ff is continuous on an interval containing φ([a,b])\varphi([a,b]), then min{φ(a),φ(b)}max{φ(a),φ(b)}f(y)dy=abf(φ(x))φ(x)dx.\int_{\min\{\varphi(a),\varphi(b)\}}^{\max\{\varphi(a),\varphi(b)\}}f(y)\,dy=\int_a^b f(\varphi(x))|\varphi'(x)|\,dx. Thus the absolute derivative is the correct factor for the unoriented image interval.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: The interval, injective C1C^1 map φ\varphi, nonvanishing derivative, and continuous ff.

[L1]

A continuous injection on an interval is strictly increasing or strictly decreasing (A continuous injective function on an interval is strictly monotone).

[L3]

Compact-Jordan change of variables in dimension one uses the absolute Jacobian determinant (Change of variables for an injective C1C^1 map on a compact Jordan set).

Proof

technique · cases
1.1

Assume first that φ\varphi is increasing. Every difference quotient using two points of [a,b][a,b] is nonnegative, so an inward sequence at either endpoint and a two-sided sequence in the interior show that the derivative is nonnegative; nonvanishing makes it positive throughout. Thus [L2] is exactly the displayed formula.

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1.2

Assume instead that φ\varphi is decreasing. The same inward difference-quotient argument makes φ0\varphi'\le0 on [a,b][a,b], so nonvanishing makes φ<0\varphi'<0 throughout. This reverses both the oriented endpoints and the derivative sign in [L2], and consequently gives φ(b)φ(a)f=ab(fφ)φ.\int_{\varphi(b)}^{\varphi(a)}f=\int_a^b(f\circ\varphi)|\varphi'|.

L1L2givenassume-case decreasing
2.1

The alternatives are exhaustive by [L1], and [L3] identifies φ|\varphi'| with the one-dimensional absolute Jacobian factor.

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