Theorem. (Taylor) Every functional
in
has the representation
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(6) |
Proof. See Goldstein [2] p. 119. The Taylor infinite series is treated in Williamson and Crowell [7]. The present form is typically more useful for computing bounds on the error incurred by neglecting higher order terms in the Taylor expansion.