The predicate allPdBound k f δ asserts that all partial derivatives of
f of order ≤ k (taken with respect to standard basis directions) are
bounded by δ in norm. Defined recursively in k.
Instances For
If all partial derivatives of f of order ≤ k are bounded by δ, then
the Cᵏ norm is bounded by (n+1)^k · δ.
Pointwise bounds on the iterated Fréchet derivatives of f up to order
k imply the recursive bound allPdBound k f δ on the (axis-aligned)
partial derivatives.
For every Cᵏ function u that vanishes at infinity and every δ > 0,
there exists a radius R so large that for any smooth bump function with
inner radius R and outer radius R + 1, all iterated derivatives of
u - φ · u are at most δ in norm outside the ball of radius R.
Combining iteratedFDeriv_cutoff_bound with
allPdBound_of_iteratedFDeriv_le: for every δ > 0, multiplying u by a
sufficiently far-out cutoff produces an error whose mixed partial derivatives
up to order k are bounded by δ.
Density: every Cᵏ function vanishing at infinity can be approximated in
Cᵏ norm by a smooth compactly supported function, with error less than any
prescribed ε > 0. Concretely, multiply u by a sufficiently far-out
bump function.