Scalar Gronwall estimates with interior derivatives #
These estimates require continuity on a closed interval and derivatives only in its interior. The time origin and initial value are arbitrary. The unperturbed estimates allow any real growth coefficient; the perturbed estimates bound a nonnegative constant forcing error. No positivity assumption on the function itself is needed except to deduce that it vanishes.
The separation of the scalar argument follows Code4me2's NavierStokes/GronwallInterior.lean
refactor.
The estimates here retain arbitrary initial times and values.
The integrating factor turns f' ≤ K * f into a nonincreasing function.
There is no sign restriction on K or f.
A scalar differential inequality with only interior derivatives gives the usual
exponential bound from the initial value, even when K or f a is negative.
A nonnegative function that initially vanishes and satisfies f' ≤ K * f
in the interior vanishes on the entire closed interval.
With nonnegative growth and forcing bounds, the weighted value increases by at most
ε * (t - a). The initial value and the function may have either sign.
An interior differential inequality f' ≤ K * f + ε yields an exponential
bound with arbitrary initial time and initial value.
A nonpositive initial value gives a bound valid uniformly on the closed interval.
Only K and ε must be nonnegative; the function need not be.