Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals II
Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals II
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10.1080/00029890.2001.11919731
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发表时间:
1999-06
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P. Lax
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where c and d are the endpoints of the interval S. Since 9(c) = a and 9p(d) = b, the right sides of (1.3) and (1.4) are the same; this completes the proof of (1.1). The usual proof of the change of variable formula in several dimensions uses the approximation of integrals by finite sums; see for instance [7]. The purpose of this note is to show how to use the fundamental theorem of calculus to prove the change of variable formula for functions of any number of variables. Then, as a surprising byproduct, we obtain a proof of the Brouwer fixed point theorem. In the last section we compare our proof with other known analytic proofs of the fixed point theorem. I thank Daniel Velleman for suggesting a substantial simplification of the argument.