Multivector Functions of a Real Variable

Some formal analogies between the Differential Calculus in One Variable and the Differential Calculus in Several Variables are presented. It is studied and introduced the derivability of functions at several variables from the single variable conceptual analogous. This is obtained from exploring the dynamic image of limit of a family of slopes of secants planes to the graphic of a bivariate function.

Geometric algebra was initiated by W.K. Clifford over 130 years ago. It unifies all branches of physics, and has found rich applications in robotics, signal processing, ray tracing, virtual reality, computer vision, vector field processing, tracking, geographic information systems and neural computing. This tutorial explains the basics of geometric algebra, with concrete examples of the plane, of 3D space, of spacetime, and the popular conformal model. Geometric algebras are ...

Closed form expressions in a coordinate-free form in real Clifford geometric algebras (GAs) Cl(0,3), Cl(3,0)$, Cl(1,2) and Cl(2,1) are found for exponential function when the exponent is the most general multivector (MV). The main difficulty in solving the problem is connected with an entanglement or mixing of vector and bivector components. After disentanglement, the obtained formulas simplify to the well-known Moivre-type trigonometric/hyperbolic function for vector or bive...

This article provides several theorems regarding the existence of limit for multivariable function, among which Theorem 1 and Theorem 3 relax the requirement for sequence of Heine's definition of limit. These results address the question of which paths need to be considered to determine the existence of limit for multivariable function.

We reorganize, simplify and expand the theory of contractions or interior products of multivectors, and related topics like Hodge star duality. Many results are generalized and new ones are given, like: geometric characterizations of blade contractions and regressive products, higher-order graded Leibniz rules, determinant formulas, improved complex star operators, etc. Different contractions and conventions found in the literature are discussed and compared, in special those...

If a one-variable function is sufficiently smooth, then the limit position of secant lines its graph is a tangent line. By analogy, one would expect that the limit position of secant planes of a two-variable smooth function is a plane tangent to its graph. Amazingly, this is not necessarily true, even when the function is a simple polynomial. Despite this paradox, we show that some analogies with the one-variable case still hold in the multi-variable context, provided we use ...

The goal of this paper consists of developing a new (more physical and numerical in comparison with standard and non-standard analysis approaches) point of view on Calculus with functions assuming infinite and infinitesimal values. It uses recently introduced infinite and infinitesimal numbers being in accordance with the principle 'The part is less than the whole' observed in the physical world around us. These numbers have a strong practical advantage with respect to tradit...

The motivation of this paper is to construct the theory of vector calculus of multivariate arithmetical functions. We prove analogues of integral theorems and Poincare's lemma.

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the notion of a generalized derivation which derivates a prescribed family of smooth vector-valued functions of several variables. The basic calculus rules are established and then a result derived which shows that if a function $f$ satisfies an addition theorem whose determining operation is derivable with respect to an additive function $d$, then the function $f$ is itself derivable with respect to $d$. As an application of this app...

In this paper we study octonion regular functions and the structural differences between regular functions in octonion, quaternion, and Clifford analyses.