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The improper infinite derivatives of Takagi's nowhere-differentiable function

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2010-09-08 v1

Abstract

Let T be Takagi's continuous but nowhere-differentiable function. Using a representation in terms of Rademacher series due to N. Kono, we give a complete characterization of those points where T has a left-sided, right-sided, or two-sided infinite derivative. This characterization is illustrated by several examples. A consequence of the main result is that the sets of points where T'(x) is infinite have Hausdorff dimension one. As a byproduct of the method of proof, some exact results concerning the modulus of continuity of T are also obtained.

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@article{arxiv.1002.2731,
  title  = {The improper infinite derivatives of Takagi's nowhere-differentiable function},
  author = {Pieter C. Allaart and Kiko Kawamura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.2731},
  year   = {2010}
}

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16 pages

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