What Is the \|f\|_{C^{1}} Norm?

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The discussion centers on the \( C^{1} \) norm, specifically denoted as \( \| f \|_{C^{1}} \), which applies to diffeomorphisms \( f: \mathbb{R}^{n} \to \mathbb{R}^{n} \). This norm measures the smoothness of functions that are continuously differentiable, meaning both the function and its first derivative are continuous. The context involves a proof where understanding this norm is crucial for advancing in the discussion of \( C^{1} \) maps.

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So, I'm working my way through a proof, which has been fine so far, except I've hit a bit of notation which has stumped me.

Essentially, I have a diffeomorphism [tex]f: \mathbb{R}^{n} \to \mathbb{R}^{n}[/tex] (in this case n = 2, but I assume that's fairly irrelevant), and I have the following norm:

[tex]\| f \|_{C^{1}}[/tex]

I assume it has something to do with [tex]C^{1}[/tex] maps, but I haven't come across it before.

Does anyone know what it is?
 
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Well, it might be this. Hope it helps!
 

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spamiam said:
Well, it might be this. Hope it helps!

Thanks for that. It's looking like my best bet at the moment.

I was sort of hoping that it would be some piece of common notation that I just hadn't come across, but it's not looking that way at the moment.
 

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