Changing natural variables

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created: 2022-02-20 16:08:26
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The procedure shown here is a non-rigorous version of the Legendre transformation.

Let's consider a convex function of two variables .
The following are known:

Now the transformed function is defined:

The natural variables of a function emerge in its complete differential. These are and for :

And for :

Examples

Example 1

Let the function be . Then

The transformed function :