Function and change of frame of reference

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Hello everybody,

My question is about change of frame of reference and its consequences on an ordinary function.
Let's ##B## a frame of reference that is linked to another one ##B'## through a change of basis matrix ##M##.
So, for an equation written in the first basis ##B## as ##y=3x^2+2x-1##,
what will be the corresponding writing (let ##y'=...##) in the second basis ##B'## by the use of matrix ##M## ?

Thank you .

Konte.
 
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The function defines a mapping from one variable to another. Changing those variables to another frame of reference will not normally retain a well defined function. Translations will be ok, but a rotation will often make the function become multiple valued.
 
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You can always express y and x in terms of y' and x', but in general you cannot solve the resulting equation for y'. You can still get an implicit function.
 
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Thank you guys for your answer.