陶哲轩实分析5.3及习题-Analysis I 5.3

实数是有理数的Cauchy序列形式极限所构成的,这一章通过不断运用Cauchy序列,构建了实数的加、乘和除等定义。习题解答如下

Exercise 5.3.1. Prove Proposition 5.3.3
Solution: We obviously have (a_n) and (a_n) are equivalent Cauchy sequences.
If x=y, i.e. (a_n) and (b_n) are equivalent Cauchy sequences. Then \forall \varepsilon >0, there’s N, s.t.

|a_n-b_n|<\varepsilon ,\quad \forall n\geq N

This also means (b_n) and (a_n) are equivalent Cauchy sequences, thus y=x. If (x=y)\wedge (y=z), then \forall \varepsilon >0, we have
(a_n) and (b_n) are equivalent Cauchy sequences, so \exists N_1,s.t.|a_n-b_n|<\varepsilon /2,\forall n\geq N_1
(b_n) and (c_n) are equivalent Cauchy sequences, so \exists N_2,s.t.|b_n-c_n|<\varepsilon /2,\forall n\geq N_2
Thus for N=\max(N_1,N_2), we have, if n\geq N

|a_n-c_n|\leq |a_n-b_n|+|b_n-c_n|<\varepsilon

This means (a_n) and (c_n) are equivalent Cauchy sequences, thus x=z.

\blacksquare

Exercise 5.3.2. Prove Proposition 5.3.10
Solution: To show xy is a real number we have to show (a_n b_n) is a Cauchy sequence. Let \forall \varepsilon >0. We can assume \varepsilon <3.
By Lemma 5.1.15, there’s M>1 such that

|a_n |\leq M,\quad |b_n |\leq M,\quad \forall n

Also since (a_n) and (b_n) are Cauchy sequences, we can see that \exists N>0, such that for m,n>N, a_m and a_n are \varepsilon /3M-close, b_m and b_n are \varepsilon /3M-close, so by Proposition 4.3.7(h), we can see that for m,n\geq N

|a_m b_m-a_n b_n|\leq \left(\dfrac{\varepsilon}{3M}|b_m|+\dfrac{\varepsilon}{3M}|a_m|+\dfrac{\varepsilon}{3M}\dfrac{\varepsilon}{3M}\right)\leq \left(\dfrac{\varepsilon}{3}+\dfrac{\varepsilon}{3}+\dfrac{\varepsilon^2}{9}\right)<\varepsilon

This means (a_n b_n) is a Cauchy sequence.
If x=x', then (a_n) and (a_n') are equivalent Cauchy sequences, so \exists N'>0, s.t.

|a_n-a_n'|<\dfrac{\varepsilon }{M},\quad n\geq N'

Thus when n\geq N:

|a_n b_n-a_n' b_n|=|a_n-a_n'||b_n|<\dfrac{\varepsilon}{M}M=\varepsilon

Which means (a_n b_n) and (a_n' b_n) are equivalent Cauchy sequences, or xy=x'y.

\blacksquare

Exercise 5.3.3. Let a,b be rational numbers. Show that a=b if and only if \text{LIM}_{n\to\infty}a=\text{LIM}_{n\to\infty}b.
Solution: If a=b, then the two sequence are identical, and the conclusion holds.
If the Cauchy sequences a,a,a,a,\dots and b,b,b,b\dots are equivalent, and suppose a\neq b, then let \varepsilon =|a-b|/2, we will see the two sequences are not eventually \varepsilon -close, a contradiction to the equivalence of the two sequences.

\blacksquare

Exercise 5.3.4. Let (a_n)_{n=0}^{\infty} be a sequence of rational numbers which is bounded. Let (b_n)_{n=0}^{\infty} be another sequence of rational numbers which is equivalent to (a_n)_{n=0}^{\infty}. Show that (b_n)_{n=0}^{\infty} is also bounded.
Solution: Let \varepsilon >0, since (b_n)_{n=0}^{\infty} is equivalent to (a_n)_{n=0}^{\infty}, the two sequences are eventually \varepsilon -close, thus by Exercise 5.2.2, (b_n)_{n=0}^{\infty} is bounded.

\blacksquare

Exercise 5.3.5. Show that \text{LIM}_{n\to\infty}1/n=0.
Solution: Let \forall \varepsilon >0. Then there’s N such that

\left|\dfrac{1}{n}-0\right|=\dfrac{1}{n}<\varepsilon ,\quad \forall n\geq N

thus the sequence (1/n)_{n=1}^{\infty} is equivalent to the sequence (0)_{n=1}^{\infty}, which is equal to 0.

\blacksquare

陶哲轩实分析5.2及习题-Analysis I 5.2

等价Cauchy序列的概念,离实数又进一步。这一节也相对简单。

Exercise 5.2.1. Show that if (a_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} and (b_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} are equivalent sequences of rationals, then (a_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} is a Cauchy sequence if and only if (b_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} is a Cauchy sequence.
Solution: Let (a_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} be a Cauchy sequence, then for \forall \varepsilon>0, \exists N_1\geq 0, s.t.

|a_m-a_n|\leq \varepsilon,\quad \forall m,n\geq N_1

As (a_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} and (b_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} are equivalent, \exists N_2\geq 0, s.t.

|a_m-b_m |\leq \varepsilon,\quad \forall m\geq N_2

Let N=N_1+N_2, then N\geq N_1,N\geq N_2 and

|b_m-b_n|\leq |b_m-a_m|+|a_m-a_n|+|a_n-b_n|\leq 3\varepsilon,\quad\forall m,n\geq N

This means (b_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} is a Cauchy sequence.
The other way can be similarly proved.

\blacksquare

Exercise 5.2.2. Show that if (a_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} and (b_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} are eventually \varepsilon-close, then (a_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} is bounded if and only if (b_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} is bounded.
Solution: Let (a_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} be bounded, thus \exists M_1\geq 0, s.t.

|a_n|\leq M_1,\quad \forall n

As (a_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} and (b_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} are eventually \varepsilon-close, \exists N\geq 0, s.t.

|a_m-b_m|\leq \varepsilon,\quad \forall m\geq N

So that if m\geq N, we have

|b_m|\leq |a_m-b_m|+|a_m|\leq M_1+\varepsilon

The sequence (b_n)_{n=1}^{N-1} is finite, thus bounded, so \exists M_2\geq 0, s.t.

|b_n |\leq M_2,\quad \forall n<N

Let M=M_1+M_2+\varepsilon, then we have

|b_n|\leq M,\quad \forall n\in \mathbf N

This proves (b_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} is bounded.
The other way can be similarly proved.

\blacksquare

陶哲轩实分析5.1及习题-Analysis I 5.1

这一节讲Cauchy序列,更多的是为引入实数做准备,尽管Cauchy序列本身是一个非常重要的概念,个人认为在初步的实分析中是最重要的概念之一。习题只有一道,比较简单:

Exercise 5.1.1. Prove Lemma 5.1.15.
Solution: Let (a_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} be a Cauchy sequence, then for 1 there is a number N such that

|a_n-a_m|<1,\quad \forall m,n\geq N

In particular we have

|a_n-a_N|<1,\quad \forall n\geq N

which means

|a_n|=|a_n-a_N+a_N|\leq|a_n-a_N|+|a_N|<1+|a_N|,\quad \forall n \geq N

Now the sequence (a_n)_{n=1}^{N-1} is a finite sequence, thus bounded by Lemma 5.1.14, so there’s M>0 such that

|a_n|\leq M,\quad n=1,\dots,N-1

We then can have

|a_n|\leq M+1+|a_N|,\quad \forall n\in \mathbf N

\blacksquare