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Buri
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I have the arc-length function defined for a smooth curve g: [a,b] -> R^n as starting at g(t_0) as:
s(t) = integral [t_0, t] ||dg/du|| du.
The text says this is differentiable, so ds/dt = ||dg/du||. But I don't see why. I know that g is smooth, but the norm causes problems and so to apply the fundamental theorem of calculus I would have to know that ||dg/du|| is continuous. If g is also regular then ||dg/du|| is smooth, so it would follow, but I don't see how this follows if g is simply smooth.
Any help?
s(t) = integral [t_0, t] ||dg/du|| du.
The text says this is differentiable, so ds/dt = ||dg/du||. But I don't see why. I know that g is smooth, but the norm causes problems and so to apply the fundamental theorem of calculus I would have to know that ||dg/du|| is continuous. If g is also regular then ||dg/du|| is smooth, so it would follow, but I don't see how this follows if g is simply smooth.
Any help?