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Non-Analytic Smooth Function


A non-analytic smooth function is a real C-function that is not a real analytic function at one or more points. A standard example is

 f(x)={e^(-1/x^2)   x!=0; 0   x=0.
(1)

Every derivative of f at 0 is zero, so the Taylor series of f about 0 is identically zero. However, f(x)>0 for x!=0, and hence the Taylor series does not equal f on any neighborhood of 0. Thus a function can be differentiable to every order without being a real analytic function.


See also

C-Function, Real Analytic Function, Smooth Function, Taylor Series

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References

Krantz, S. G. and Parks, H. R. A Primer of Real Analytic Functions, 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Birkhäuser, 2002.

Cite this as:

Weisstein, Eric W. "Non-Analytic Smooth Function." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Non-AnalyticSmoothFunction.html

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