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-Ben Bartle

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MA_598R_pweigel_Summer_2009_Lecture_4

4.14) $ \left(X,\mathcal{F},\mu\right) $ be a finite measure space, and $ f $ a measurable extended real-valued function defined on $ X $. Show that $ f\in L(\mu) $ if and only if

$ \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}{\mu\{\left|f\right|\ge k\}} < \infty $

Solution:

"$ \Leftarrow $"

$ \int{|f|d\mu} = $

$ = \int{\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\sum_{k=0}^{n}|f|\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f| \le k+1\}}d\mu } $

$ = \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\int{\sum_{k=0}^{n}|f|\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f| \le k+1\}}d\mu } $ by the Monotone Convergence Theorem

$ = \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\sum_{k=0}^{n}\int{|f|\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f| \le k+1\}}d\mu } $ because the sum is finite

$ = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\int{|f|\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f| \le k+1\}}d\mu } $

$ \le \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\int{(k+1)\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f| \le k+1\}}d\mu } $

$ = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\left( \int{(k+1)\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f| \le k+1\}}d\mu } + \int{(k+1)\mathcal{X}_{\{k+1\le |f|\}}d\mu} - \int{(k+1)\mathcal{X}_{\{k+1\le |f|\}}d\mu} \right) $

$ = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\left( \int{(k+1)\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f|\}}d\mu } - \int{(k+1)\mathcal{X}_{\{k+1\le |f|\}}d\mu} \right) $

$ = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\int{(k+1)\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f|\}}d\mu } - \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\int{(k+1)\mathcal{X}_{\{k+1\le |f|\}}d\mu} $

$ = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\int{(k+1)\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f|\}}d\mu } - \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\int{(k)\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f|\}}d\mu} $

$ = \int{\mathcal{X}_{\{0\le |f|\}}d\mu } + \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\int{\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f|\}}d\mu} $

$ = \mu(X) + \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\mu\{|f|\ge k\} $

$ < \infty $

"$ \Rightarrow $"

$ \int{|f|d\mu} = $

$ = \int{\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\sum_{k=0}^{n}|f|\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f| \le k+1\}}d\mu } $

$ = \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\int{\sum_{k=0}^{n}|f|\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f| \le k+1\}}d\mu } $ by the Monotone Convergence Theorem

$ = \lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\sum_{k=0}^{n}\int{|f|\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f| \le k+1\}}d\mu } $ because the sum is finite

$ = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\int{|f|\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f| \le k+1\}}d\mu } $

$ \ge \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\int{k\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f| \le k+1\}}d\mu } $

$ = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\left( \int{k\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f| \le k+1\}}d\mu } + \int{k\mathcal{X}_{\{k+1\le |f|\}}d\mu} - \int{k\mathcal{X}_{\{k+1\le |f|\}}d\mu} \right) $

$ = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\left( \int{k\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f|\}}d\mu } - \int{k\mathcal{X}_{\{k+1\le |f|\}}d\mu} \right) $

$ = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\int{k\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f|\}}d\mu } - \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\int{k\mathcal{X}_{\{k+1\le |f|\}}d\mu} $

$ = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty}\int{k\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f|\}}d\mu } - \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\int{(k-1)\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f|\}}d\mu} $

$ = \int{0\mathcal{X}_{\{0\le |f|\}}d\mu } + \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\int{\mathcal{X}_{\{k\le |f|\}}d\mu} $

$ = \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\mu\{|f|\ge k\} $

Hence $ \sum_{k=1}^{\infty}\mu\{|f|\ge k\} \le \int{|f|d\mu} < \infty $

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