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Fréchet derivative

Set

context X,Y … Banach spaces with topology
context O … open in X
definiendum D:Continuous(O,Y)Continuous(O,BoundedLinOp(X,Y))
definiendum Df:=xJfx

For Jxf, see Linear approximation.

Discussion

This definition does nothing more than emphasizing the functionality of Lfx in f.

Reference

Wikipedia: Derivative of a function, Fréchet derivative

Parents

Context

Linear approximation