Denjoy–Young–Saks theorem

In mathematics, the Denjoy–Young–Saks theorem gives some possibilities for the Dini derivatives of a function that hold almost everywhere. Denjoy (1915) proved the theorem for continuous functions, Young (1917) extended it to measurable functions, and Saks (1924) extended it to arbitrary functions. Saks (1937, Chapter IX, section 4) and Bruckner (1978, chapter IV, theorem 4.4) give historical accounts of the theorem.

Statement

If f is a real valued function defined on an interval, then with the possible exception of a set of measure 0 on the interval, the Dini derivatives of f satisfy one of the following four conditions at each point:

f has a finite derivative
D⁺f = D_–f is finite, D⁻f = ∞, D₊f = –∞.
D⁻f = D₊f is finite, D⁺f = ∞, D_–f = –∞.
D⁻f = D⁺f = ∞, D_–f = D₊f = –∞.

References

Bruckner, Andrew M. (1978), Differentiation of real functions, Lecture Notes in Mathematics, 659, Berlin, New York: Springer-Verlag, doi:10.1007/BFb0069821, ISBN 978-3-540-08910-0, MR 0507448
Saks, Stanisław (1937), Theory of the Integral, Monografie Matematyczne, 7 (2nd ed.), Warszawa-Lwów: G.E. Stechert & Co., pp. VI+347, JFM 63.0183.05, Zbl 0017.30004
Young, Grace Chisholm (1917), "On the Derivates of a Function" (PDF), Proc. London Math. Soc., 15 (1): 360–384, doi:10.1112/plms/s2-15.1.360

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