< Continuum mechanics

The Leibniz rule

The integral

is a function of the parameter . Show that the derivative of is given by

This relation is also known as the Leibniz rule.

Proof:

We have,

Now,

Since is essentially constant over the infinitesimal intervals and , we may write

Taking the limit as , we get

or,


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