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单词 IntegralRepresentationOfLengthOfSmoothCurve
释义

integral representation of length of smooth curve


Suppose γ:[0,1]mis a continuously differentiablecurve. Then the definition of its lengthas a rectifiable curve

L=sup{i=1nγ(ti)-γ(ti-1):0=t0<t1<<tn=1,n}

is equal to its length as computed in differential geometry:

01γ(t)𝑑t.
Proof.

Let the partition {ti} of [0,1] be arbitrary. Then

i=1nγ(ti)-γ(ti-1)=i=1nti-1tiγ(t)𝑑t(fundamental theorem of calculusMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath)
i=1nti-1tiγ(t)𝑑t(triangle inequalityMathworldMathworldPlanetmath for integrals)
=01γ(t)𝑑t.

Hence L01γ(t)𝑑t.(By the way, this also shows that γ is rectifiable in the first place.)

The inequalityMathworldPlanetmath in the other direction is more tricky.Given ϵ>0, we know that01γ(t)𝑑t can be approximated up to ϵby a Riemann sumMathworldPlanetmath of the form

i=1nγ(ti-1)(ti-ti-1)

provided the partition {ti} is fine enough,i.e. has mesh width Δ for some small Δ>0.We want to approximate γ(ti-1) with[γ(ti)-γ(ti-1)]/(ti-ti-1), but this only worksif ti-ti-1 is small.

To get the precise estimates, use uniform continuityof γ on [0,1] to obtain a δ>0 such thatγ(τ)-γ(t)ϵwhenever |τ-t|δ.Then for all 0<hδ and t[0,1],

γ(t+h)-γ(t)h-γ(t)1htt+hγ(τ)-γ(t)𝑑τhhϵ=ϵ.

Let the partition {ti} have a mesh width less than both δand Δ. Thensetting h=ti-ti-1 successively in each summand,we have

01γ(t)𝑑ti=1nγ(ti-1)(ti-ti-1)+ϵ
i=1nγ(ti)-γ(ti-1)ti-ti-1(ti-ti-1)+i=1nϵ(ti-ti-1)+ϵ
=i=1nγ(ti)-γ(ti-1)+2ϵ
L+2ϵ.

Taking ϵ0 yields 01γ(t)𝑑tL.∎

We remark that L=01γ(t)𝑑t is true for piecewise smooth curves γalso, simply by adding together the results for each smooth segment of γ.

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