Change of variables Jacobian corollary

A smooth bijective coordinate change preserves integrability and transforms the integral by the Jacobian
Change of variables Jacobian corollary

Let U,VRnU,V\subseteq\mathbb{R}^n be and let Φ:UV\Phi:U\to V be a C1C^1 . Let EUE\subseteq U be a region for which the Riemann integral behaves well (e.g., with boundary of measure zero), and let ff be on Φ(E)\Phi(E).

Corollary:

  • The function uf(Φ(u))detDΦ(u)u\mapsto f(\Phi(u))\,|\det D\Phi(u)| is Riemann integrable on EE, and
  • the integrals are related by Φ(E)f(x)dx=Ef(Φ(u))detDΦ(u)du. \int_{\Phi(E)} f(x)\,dx = \int_E f(\Phi(u))\,\bigl|\det D\Phi(u)\bigr|\,du.

Connection to parent theorem: This is the for multiple integrals, often packaged as the practical rule “insert the absolute determinant when changing coordinates.”