MI Set 3
MI Set 3
MI Set 3
1. (Completion of a measure) Let (X, Σ, µ) be a measure space. Define the completion σ-algebra of
Σ by
M = {E ⊂ X : ∃A, B ∈ Σ s.th. A ⊂ E ⊂ B and µ(B \ A) = 0} .
(a) Show that µ is well defined, i.e., for every E ∈ M, if ∃A1 , A2 , B1 , B2 ∈ Σ for which
A1 ⊂ E ⊂ B1 , µ (B1 \ A1 ) = 0,
A ⊂ E ⊂ B , µ (B \ A ) = 0,
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2. Let (X, Σ, µ) be a measure space, and let (An )n∈N ⊂ Σ be a sequence of measurable sets.
(a) Show that if there exists A ∈ Σ such that µ(A) < +∞ and An ⊂ A, for every n ∈ N, then
µ lim sup An ≥ lim sup µ(An ).
n→+∞ n→+∞
(b) Show by means of example that the condition in (a) cannot be replaced by “µ(An ) < +∞,
for every n ∈ N”.
(c) Find an example of measure space and a sequence of measurable sets in which the following
holds
µ lim inf An < lim inf µ (An ) < lim sup µ (An ) < µ lim sup An .
n→+∞ n→+∞ n→+∞ n→+∞
3. Let (X, Σ, µ) be a finite measure space, i.e., µ(X) < +∞. Let (An )n∈N , (Bn )n∈N ⊂ Σ be two
sequences of measurable sets such that Bn ⊂ An for every n ∈ N. Show that
! ! +∞
[ [ X
µ An − µ Bn ≤ (µ (An ) − µ (Bn )) .
n∈N n∈N n=0
6. Let (X, Σ, µ) be a measure space, and let f : X → (R, B(R)) be a measurable function. Show that
if µ ({x ∈ X : f (x) > 0}) > 0, then there exists δ > 0 for which µ ({x ∈ X : f (x) > δ}) > 0.
7. Let (X, Σ, µ) be a measure space, and let f, fn : X → (R, B(R)) be measurable functions, for all
n ∈ N. Suppose that ∀ε > 0 the following series is convergent
+∞
X
µ {x ∈ X : |fn (x) − f (x)| > ε} .
n=0
8. Let f : R → R be a function, where its derivative f ′ (x) exists at each point x ∈ R. Show:
9. (Egorov’s theorem) Let (X, Σ, µ) be a finite measure space, i.e., µ(X) < +∞, and let fn , f : X → R
be measurable functions, for every n ≥ 1. Suppose that fn −→ f µ-a.e on X as n → +∞.
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(c) Show that fn −→ f uniformly on X \ Bnk ,k as n → +∞. This, in fact, means that fn −→ f
k≥1
µ-a.u on X as n → +∞.
µ
10. (Lebesgue’s theorem) Under the hypotheses of Problem 9, show that fn −→ f as n → +∞.