Segment Estimate Helpers #
Helper lemmas for the segment estimate used by motion_bounds_curvature_error.
Provides a generalized strong aiming lemma (no φ'(0) = 0 requirement)
and the fiber-path Hessian-to-second-derivative connection.
Generalized segment estimate #
General segment estimate: if φ is C² and φ''(t) ≥ c for t ∈ [0,1], then φ'(1) ≥ (φ(1) - φ(0)) + c/2.
Applies to C² functions with arbitrary φ'(0). The proof uses ψ(t) = t·φ'(t) - φ(t) + φ(0) - (c/2)t², which satisfies ψ(0) = 0 regardless of φ'(0) (since 0·φ'(0) = 0), and ψ'(t) = t·(φ''(t) - c) ≥ 0.
Fiber path second derivative = Hessian quadratic form #
The second derivative of the fiber path φ(t) = f(m + t·v) equals the Hessian quadratic form at the corresponding point.
The fiber path φ(t) = f(m + t·v) is C² when f is C² on an open set containing the entire line through m in direction v.
The fiber path φ(t) = f(m + t·v) is C² at every point t ∈ [0,1] when f is C² on an open set containing the segment {m + t·v | t ∈ [0,1]}.