Telescoping FTC for Log-Derivative on Piecewise Segments #
When FTC-for-log is applied to consecutive segments sharing endpoints, the log terms telescope. For a closed curve split at a crossing t₀ ± δ, the total integral reduces to log(g(t₀-δ)) - log(g(t₀+δ)).
Main results #
ftc_telescope_two— FTC on two consecutive segments telescopesftc_telescope_closed_split— for closed curves, the full integral telescopes to the log difference at the crossing boundary
FTC on two consecutive segments telescopes: if the integral over [a,b] is log(f b) - log(f a) and the integral over [b,c] is log(f c) - log(f b), then the integral over [a,c] is log(f c) - log(f a).
For a closed curve (f a = f b), the integral from a to (t₀ - δ) plus from (t₀ + δ) to b telescopes to log(f(t₀ - δ)) - log(f(t₀ + δ)), because the log terms at a and b cancel by closedness.
FTC on three consecutive segments telescopes: the integral over [a,d] is log(f d) - log(f a) if each sub-interval satisfies the FTC-for-log.
Transfer integrability from a local function h to g given that their
log-derivatives agree almost everywhere on the interval. The h_ae hypothesis
has the direction deriv g / g = deriv h / h pointwise a.e., which is reversed
internally to match the congr_ae requirement.
Transfer an FTC result from a local function h to g given that their
log-derivatives agree a.e. and their values agree at the endpoints.
Produces both integrability and the FTC equality for g.
General piecewise FTC telescope for a function g on [a, b] that is split at a
single interior breakpoint p. Given FTC results on [a, p] and [p, b] for local
functions h₁ and h₂ respectively, together with a.e. agreement of log-derivatives
and matching endpoints, the combined integral telescopes to log(g b) - log(g a).
Piecewise FTC telescope with three local functions (two interior breakpoints).
For a closed curve with a crossing gap, the FTC telescopes across five piecewise
segments [a, p₁], [p₁, p₂], [p₂, tₗ] (left of gap) and [tᵣ, p₃], [p₃, b]
(right of gap). Each segment has a local function satisfying FTC, and g agrees
a.e. with each. The closed-curve condition h₁ a = h₅ b (implying g a = g b)
means the outer log terms cancel, telescoping to log(g tₗ) - log(g tᵣ).