Tendency of a Curve

Thumbnail: Tendency at perpendicular corners consolidates with the definiton of the parameter α_D from the discrete Green's theorem.

Snapshot 1: Tendency at acute corners whose angle is less than can be zero: in this case, the geometric interpration shows why. No dashed corners can be contained in the left hand-side of the curve at the pink point, hence the sum of the matching numbers is vacuouslyzero, and so is the tendency at the point.

Snapshot 2: Tendency is defined only in cases where the curve is defined for left and right neighborhoods of the given point.

Snapshot 3: Tendency at slanted corners is independent of the orientation of the curve, hence the bidirectional arrow. In this case we see that the sum of the numbers in the dashed corners is 1+(-1)+1=1, and so is the tendency. Note that here the user chose the endpoints in a graphical modes, which enabled the shorter edge (although the edges' length is not a critical parameter in this demonstration).

The discrete Green's theorem points out the connection between the double integral of a function over a domain which is a unification of rectangles, and a linear combination of the values of the given function's comulative distribution function, at the corners of the domain. The coefficients in this linear combination are uniquely determined according to the corner type - which is denoted by α_D in the formulation of the theorem. The definition of tendency consolidates with the definition of α_D, gives a rigorous interpretation to it via the tendency indicator vector at a point, and extends the definition of α_D - to any kind of point (not only perpendicular corners as in the formulation of the discrete Green's theorem). The definition of tendency hence enables the discussion regarding an extended version of the discrete Green's theorem, which holds for more general types of domains.