Change of variables formula

A multivariable substitution rule involving the Jacobian determinant.
Change of variables formula

Change of variables formula: Let U,VRnU,V\subseteq\mathbb{R}^n be and let Φ:UV\Phi:U\to V be a C1C^1 . If f:VRf:V\to\mathbb{R} is such that the multiple Riemann integrals below exist (for example, if ff is continuous with compact support in VV), then

Vf(x)dx=Uf(Φ(u))detDΦ(u)du, \int_V f(x)\,dx = \int_U f(\Phi(u))\,\bigl|\det D\Phi(u)\bigr|\,du,

where detDΦ(u)\det D\Phi(u) is the of Φ\Phi at uu.

This is the multivariable generalization of the one-dimensional , and it is fundamental for computing under smooth coordinate changes.