Let $G$ be a domain assumed smooth enough. I want to show that the mean value $m$ is minimizing $ m \rightarrow \| f-m\|_{ L^2(G)} $ for $ f \in L^2(G)$. Is it unique? Is it allowed to derive under the integral?
Approximation in $L^2$
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optimization
calculus-of-variations
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There is no need to derivate inside the integra. To minimize $\|f-m\|_2$ is equivalent to minimize $ \int_G(f(x)-m)^2\,dx=\int_Gf(x)^2\,dx-2\,m\int_Gf(x)\,dx+m^2\int_Gdx. $