grandes-ecoles 2013 Q2

grandes-ecoles · France · x-ens-maths2__mp Sequences and Series Limit Evaluation Involving Sequences
Let $p : [0,1] \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$, $x \mapsto \sqrt{|1 - 4x^{2}|}$. Determine the pointwise Hölder exponent of $p$ at $\frac{1}{2}$.
Recall: For all $f \in \mathcal{C}$ and all $x_{0} \in [0,1]$, $$\alpha_{f}(x_{0}) = \sup \{s \in [0,1[ \mid f \in \Gamma^{s}(x_{0})\} .$$
Let $p : [0,1] \rightarrow \mathbf{R}$, $x \mapsto \sqrt{|1 - 4x^{2}|}$. Determine the pointwise Hölder exponent of $p$ at $\frac{1}{2}$.

Recall: For all $f \in \mathcal{C}$ and all $x_{0} \in [0,1]$,
$$\alpha_{f}(x_{0}) = \sup \{s \in [0,1[ \mid f \in \Gamma^{s}(x_{0})\} .$$