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Thomae's function is given by the formula
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Thomae's function (sometimes called the popcorn function, raindrop function, Stars over Babylon) is given by the formula
 
$$f(x) =\begin{cases}
 
$$f(x) =\begin{cases}
 
1  & \text{if } x= 0 \\
 
1  & \text{if } x= 0 \\
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[[Thomae function is continuous at irrationals]]<br />
<strong>Theorem:</strong> The Thomae function is [[continuous]] at all [[irrational number|irrational numbers]] and discontinuous at all [[rational number|rational numbers]].
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[[Thomae function is discontinuous at rationals]]<br />
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<strong>Proof:</strong>
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=Videos=
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu5Y6DqzN7Q Thomae Function by Bret Benesh (11 January 2012)]<br />
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeIU5lLtHyQ Thomae Function by Douglas Harder (19 April 2012)]<br />
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=See also=
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[https://kbeanland.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/beanlandrobstevensonmonthly.pdf Modifications of Thomae's Function and Differentiability]
  
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<strong>Theorem:</strong> The Thomae function has a (strict) [[local maximum]] at each [[rational number]].
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[https://www.math.washington.edu/~morrow/334_10/thomae.pdf]<br />
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[https://math.la.asu.edu/~kuiper/371files/ThomaeFunction.pdf]<br />
<strong>Proof:</strong> █
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[http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/530097/proof-of-continuity-of-thomae-function-at-irrationals]<br />
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[[Category:SpecialFunction]]
<strong>Theorem:</strong> The [[Thomae function]] $f(x)$ is not [[Riemann integrable]] but it is [[Lebesgue integrable]] and
 
$$\displaystyle\int_0^1 f(x) dx = 0.$$
 
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Latest revision as of 00:36, 9 December 2016

Thomae's function (sometimes called the popcorn function, raindrop function, Stars over Babylon) is given by the formula $$f(x) =\begin{cases} 1 & \text{if } x= 0 \\ \tfrac1{q} & \text{if } x = \tfrac{p}{q}\\ 0 & \text{if } x \in \mathbb{R}-\mathbb{Q}. \end{cases}$$


Properties

Thomae function is continuous at irrationals
Thomae function is discontinuous at rationals

Videos

Thomae Function by Bret Benesh (11 January 2012)
Thomae Function by Douglas Harder (19 April 2012)

See also

Modifications of Thomae's Function and Differentiability

References

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