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Inverse function theorem

In mathematics, the inverse function theorem gives sufficient conditions for a vector valued function to be invertible on an open region containing a point in its domain.

The Theorem:

If at a point P a function f:Rn-->Rn has a Jacobian determinant that is nonzero, and F is continuously differentiable near P, it is an invertible function near P.

The Jacobian matrix of f-1 at f(P) is then the inverse of Jf, evaluated at P.