Implicit function theorem
Solves an equation F(x,y)=0 locally for y as a function of x under a nondegeneracy condition.
Implicit function theorem
Implicit function theorem: Let be an open set and let be continuously differentiable. Write points as with and . Suppose satisfies and the Jacobian matrix of with respect to at , denoted , is invertible (equivalently, its determinant is nonzero). Then there exist neighborhoods of and of and a unique continuously differentiable map such that and
Moreover, for each ,
This theorem produces an implicitly defined function from an equation, and it is tightly connected to the inverse function theorem (which can be recovered as a special case).