Principle that whatever succeeds for the finite also succeeds for the infinite
"Principle of continuity" redirects here. For other uses, see Dedekind cut.
The law of continuity is a heuristic principle introduced by Gottfried Leibniz based on earlier work by Nicholas of Cusa and Johannes Kepler. It is the principle that "whatever succeeds for the finite, also succeeds for the infinite".[1] Kepler used the law of continuity to calculate the area of the circle by representing it as an infinite-sided polygon with infinitesimal sides, and adding the areas of infinitely many triangles with infinitesimal bases. Leibniz used the principle to extend concepts such as arithmetic operations from ordinary numbers to infinitesimals, laying the groundwork for infinitesimal calculus. The transfer principle provides a mathematical implementation of the law of continuity in the context of the hyperreal numbers.
A related law of continuity concerning intersection numbers in geometry was promoted by Jean-Victor Poncelet in his "Traité des propriétés projectives des figures".[2][3]
^Karin Usadi Katz and Mikhail G. Katz (2011) A Burgessian Critique of Nominalistic Tendencies in Contemporary Mathematics and its Historiography. Foundations of Science. doi:10.1007/s10699-011-9223-1 See arxiv
^Poncelet, Jean Victor. Traité des propriétés projectives des figures: T. 1. Ouvrage utile à ceux qui s' occupent des applications de la géométrie descriptive et d'opérations géométriques sur le terrain." (1865), pp. 13–14
^Fulton, William. Introduction to intersection theory in algebraic geometry. No. 54. American Mathematical Soc., 1984, p. 1
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