Rolle's Theorem (topological part) #
In this file we prove the purely topological part of Rolle's Theorem: a function that is continuous on an interval $[a, b]$, $a < b$, has a local extremum at a point $x ∈ (a, b)$ provided that $f(a)=f(b)$. We also prove several variations of this statement.
In Mathlib/Analysis/Calculus/LocalExtr/Rolle
we use these lemmas
to prove several versions of Rolle's Theorem from calculus.
Keywords #
local minimum, local maximum, extremum, Rolle's Theorem
A continuous function on a closed interval with f a = f b
takes either its maximum or its minimum value at a point in the interior of the interval.
A continuous function on a closed interval with f a = f b
has a local extremum at some point of the corresponding open interval.
If a function f
is continuous on an open interval
and tends to the same value at its endpoints, then it has an extremum on this open interval.
If a function f
is continuous on an open interval
and tends to the same value at its endpoints,
then it has a local extremum on this open interval.