Hölder Continuity

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo Functions between metric spaces
gptkbp:category Continuity (mathematics)
gptkbp:defines A function f is Hölder continuous of order α (0 < α ≤ 1) if there exists a constant C such that |f(x) - f(y)| ≤ C|x - y|^α for all x, y in the domain.
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
gptkbp:generalizes Lipschitz continuity
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase Lipschitz continuity (when α = 1)
gptkbp:hasSubfield Analysis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hölder Continuity
gptkbp:implies Uniform continuity
gptkbp:introducedIn 19th century
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Otto_Hölder
gptkbp:notation C^{0,α}
gptkbp:opposedBy Non-Hölder continuity
gptkbp:parameter gptkb:Hölder_exponent
gptkbp:relatedTo Lipschitz continuity
Uniform continuity
gptkbp:usedIn Functional analysis
Partial differential equations
Fractal geometry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Regularity_Theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7