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arxiv: 1508.06909 · v2 · pith:6W4RJ3B6new · submitted 2015-08-26 · 🧮 math.CA · math.GN

On a problem of Mazur from "The Scottish Book" concerning second partial derivatives

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We comment on a Mazur problem from "Scottish Book" concerning second partial derivatives. It is proved that, if a function $f(x,y)$ of real variables defined on a rectangle has continuous derivative with respect to $y$ and for almost all $y$ the function $\,F_y(x):=f'_y(x,y)$ has finite variation, then almost everywhere on the rectangle there exists the partial derivative $f"_{yx}$. We construct a separately twice differentiable function, whose partial derivative $f'_x$ is discontinuous with respect to the second variable on a set of positive measure. This solves in the negative the Mazur problem.

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