Revision as of 16:52, 9 October 2008 by Dimberti (Talk)

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Why the proof fails

Let $ \{ (pi)_j \}, \{ p_n \} \subseteq \Re; p \in \Re, \forall i,j,n $

And let $ (p1)_j \rightarrow p_1, (p2)_j \rightarrow p_2, (pi)_j \rightarrow p_i $ as $ j \rightarrow \infty $, and $ p_n \rightarrow p $

We show that $ \{ (pi)_j \} $ converges.

Fix $ \epsilon > 0 $, then $ \exists N_1, N_2 \ni \forall n \geq N_1, N_2 $:

Stop here, I'd need to choose more than one $ N_1 $, one for each sequence for what I'm trying to do, and I'm not guaranteed that the $ \sup N_i $ will be finite.

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From this I'll use the following counterexample:

Let $ p_n = 0 \forall n $, and $ (pi)_j = \{ i, i-1, i-2, \cdots, 1, 0, 0, 0, \cdots \} $

2) Ditto with series.

The partial sums of series are sequences, so the same result should hold.


So, as a counterexample, let $ \Sigma_{j=1}^{\infty} (ai)_j = i + (-1) + (-1) + \cdots $ i times $ \cdots + (-1) + 0 + 0 + \cdots $ And note that the partial sums are like the $ (pi)_j $ of the problem above, and therefore that this counterexample should follow in the same way.

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