List of theorems

This is a list of notable theorems. Lists of theorems and similar statements include:

Most of the results below come from pure mathematics, but some are from theoretical physics, economics, and other applied fields.

Logics and foundations

Combinatorics

Order, lattices, ordered algebraic structures

General algebraic systems

Number theory

Field theory and polynomials

Commutative algebra

Algebraic geometry

Linear and multilinear algebra; matrix theory

Associative rings and algebras

Nonassociative rings and algebras

Category theory and homological algebra

K-theory

Group theory and generalizations

Topological groups, Lie groups

Real functions

Measure and integration

Functions of a complex variable

Several complex variables and analytic spaces

Special functions

Ordinary differential equations

Partial differential equations

Dynamical systems and ergodic theory

Difference and functional equations

Sequence, series, summability

Approximations and expansions

Harmonic analysis on Euclidean spaces

Abstract harmonic analysis

Integral transforms, operational calculus

Integral equations

Functional analysis

Operator theory

Calculus of variations and optimal control; optimization

Geometry

Convex and discrete geometry

Differential geometry

General topology

Algebraic topology

Manifolds and cell complexes

Global analysis, analysis on manifolds

Probability theory and stochastic processes

Statistics

Numerical analysis

Computer science

Mechanics of particles and systems

Mechanics of deformable solids

  • Betti's theorem (physics)
  • Castigliano's first and second theorems (structural analysis)
  • Clapeyron's theorem (physics)
  • Saint-Venant's theorem (physics)
  • Theorem of three moments (physics)

Fluid mechanics

Optics, electromagnetic theory

  • Blondel's theorem (electric power) (physics)
  • Earnshaw's theorem (electrostatics)
  • Maximum power theorem (electrical circuits)
  • Norton's theorem (electrical networks)
  • Optical theorem (physics)
  • Poynting's theorem (physics)
  • Thévenin's theorem (electrical circuits)

Classical thermodynamics, heat transfer

  • Carnot's theorem (thermodynamics)
  • Clausius theorem (physics)

Quantum theory

Statistical mechanics, structure of matter

Relativity and gravitational theory

Astronomy and astrophysics

Operations research, mathematical programming

Game theory, economics, social and behavioral sciences

  • Alchian–Allen theorem (economics)
  • Arrow's impossibility theorem (game theory)
  • Arrow-Lind theorem (welfare economics)
  • Bishop–Cannings theorem (economics)
  • Bondareva–Shapley theorem (economics)
  • Coase theorem (economics)
  • Duggan–Schwartz theorem (voting theory)
  • Edgeworth's limit theorem (economics)
  • Faustman–Ohlin theorem (economics)
  • Fisher separation theorem (economics)
  • Folk theorem (game theory)
  • Fundamental theorem of arbitrage-free pricing (financial mathematics)
  • Fundamental theorems of welfare economics (economics)
  • Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem (voting methods)
  • Heckscher–Ohlin theorem (economics)
  • Holmström's theorem (economics)
  • Kuhn's theorem (game theory)
  • Lerner symmetry theorem (economics)
  • May's theorem (game theory)
  • Modigliani–Miller theorem (finance theory)
  • Morton's theorem (game theory)
  • Moving equilibrium theorem (economics)
  • Mutual fund separation theorem (financial mathematics)
  • No-trade theorem (economics)
  • Rationality theorem (politics)
  • Rybczynski theorem (economics)
  • Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu Theorem (economics)
  • Sprague–Grundy theorem (combinatorial game theory)
  • Stolper–Samuelson theorem (economics)

Biology and other natural sciences

Systems theory; control

Information and communication, circuits