Tonelli's theorem

proper noun

A fundamental result on the weak lower semicontinuity of nonlinear functionals on Lᵖ spaces.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. functional analysisA fundamental result on the weak lower semicontinuity of nonlinear functionals on Lᵖ spaces.
  2. mathematicsA successor of Fubini's theorem.

Origin

Named after the Italian mathematician Leonida Tonelli.

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