power law

(noun)

any of many mathematical relationships in which something is related to something else by an equation of the form $f(x) = a x^k$

Related Terms

  • differentiable

Examples of power law in the following topics:

  • Expressing Functions as Power Functions

    • A power function is a function of the form $f(x) = cx^r$ where $c$ and $r$ are constant real numbers.
    • A power function is a function of the form $f(x) = cx^r$ where $c$ and $r$ are constant real numbers.
    • Polynomials are made of power functions.
    • Since all infinitely differentiable functions can be represented in power series, any infinitely differentiable function can be represented as a sum of many power functions (of integer exponents).
    • Power functions are a special case of power law relationships, which appear throughout mathematics and statistics.
  • Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions

    • Next, we will raise both sides to the power of $e$ in an attempt to remove the logarithm from the right hand side:
    • We do this by taking the natural logarithm of both sides and re-arranging terms using the following logarithm laws:
  • Power Series

    • A power series (in one variable) is an infinite series of the form:
    • can be written as a power series around the center $c=1$ as:
    • In such cases, the power series takes the simpler form
    • All power series $f(x)$ in powers of $(x-c)$ will converge at $x=c$.
    • The number $r$ is called the radius of convergence of the power series.
  • Planetary Motion According to Kepler and Newton

    • Johannes Kepler describes planetary motion with three laws: 1.
    • In order to discuss this law, and the laws that follow, we should examine the components of an ellipse a bit more closely.
    • Kepler's third law describes the relationship between the distance of the planets from the Sun, and their orbits period.
    • Newton derived his theory of the acceleration of a planet from Kepler's first and second laws.
    • Illustration of Kepler's second law.
  • Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws

    • Limits of functions can often be determined using simple laws, such as L'Hôpital's rule and squeeze theorem.
    • Limits of functions can often be determined using simple laws.
    • Calculate a limit using simple laws, such as L'Hôpital's Rule or the squeeze theorem
  • Series Solutions

    • The power series method is used to seek a power series solution to certain differential equations.
    • The power series method is used to seek a power series solution to certain differential equations.
    • The power series method calls for the construction of a power series solution:
    • Using power series, a linear differential equation of a general form may be solved.
    • Identify the steps and describe the application of the power series method
  • Logarithmic Functions

    • For example, the logarithm of 1000 to base 10 is 3, because 1000 is 10 to the power 3: 1000 = 10 10 10 = 103.
    • The idea of logarithms is to reverse the operation of exponentiation, that is raising a number to a power.
    • Raising to integer powers is easy.
    • However, the definition also assumes that we know how to raise numbers to non-integer powers.
    • For the definition to work, it must be understood that ' raising two to the 0.3219 power' means 'raising the 10000th root of 2 to the 3219th power'.
  • Work

    • This scalar product of force and velocity is classified as instantaneous power delivered by the force.
    • Just as velocities may be integrated over time to obtain a total distance, by the fundamental theorem of calculus, the total work along a path is similarly the time-integral of instantaneous power applied along the trajectory of the point of application.
    • where the term $\mathbf{F}\cdot\mathbf{v}$ is the power over the instant $\delta t$.
    • Calculate "work" as the integral of instantaneous power applied along the trajectory of the point of application
  • Conic Sections

    • Conic sections are important in astronomy: the orbits of two massive objects that interact according to Newton's law of universal gravitation are conic sections if their common center of mass is considered to be at rest.
  • Models Using Differential Equations

    • Many fundamental laws of physics and chemistry can be formulated as differential equations.
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