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The Implicit Function Theorem for maps that are only differentiable: an elementary proof

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2022-02-15 v1

Abstract

This article shows a very elementary and straightforward proof of the Implicit Function Theorem for differentiable maps F(x,y)F(x,y) defined on a finite-dimensional Euclidean space. There are no hypothesis on the continuity of the partial derivatives of FF. The proof employs determinants theory, the mean-value theorem, the intermediate-value theorem, and Darboux's property (the intermediate-value property for derivatives). The proof avoids compactness arguments, fixed-point theorems, and integration theory. A stronger than the classical version of the Inverse Function Theorem is also shown. An example is given.

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@article{arxiv.1708.02065,
  title  = {The Implicit Function Theorem for maps that are only differentiable: an elementary proof},
  author = {Oswaldo R. B. de Oliveira},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.02065},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

12 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1312.2445

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