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Hi, All:
I think the following deals with continuity of measure, but I'm not 100%:
Let I:=[0,1] , and let An be a sequence of pairwise-disjoint measurable sets
whose union is I ( is me? :) ) . Let {Bj} be a sequence of measurable subsets
of I , so that, for μ the standard Lebesgue measure:
Limj→∞ μ( An\cap Bj )=0 , for all n .
I want to show that above implies that : Limj→∞ μ(Bj)=0 .(**)
This is what I have:
We know that Ʃμ(An)=1 . So we must have some Ano in the
collection with μ(Ano)=a>0.
( I am assuming that the A_n's must all be of the form [a,b) , with A1=[0,a)
A2=[a,b) , etc. , plus a {1} thrown-in )
Now, I am trying to argue by contradiction , assuming that the limit above in (**) equals
some c+e ; e->0 , though I am not sure of how to show that the limit actually exists,
tho I am assuming for now that it does:
So, assuming limit in (**) exists and equals c+e ( e->0) , we have that there is an
integer N such that for all j>N :
c=c-e+e< μ(Bj)< c+e+e
In particular, μ(Bj)>c>0 .
Now, I can find an open set Oj, for each j , with
μ(Cj)=μ(Oj) .
I know the quantification here is tricky; I am then using that: Oj= \/(cji ,dji)
And, since m(Bj)>c for all j>N , there is an index for the j's --
use j=1 without loss of generality -- such that m(c1,d1)>0
Now, this interval (c1,d1) must intersect some interval
An , and the intersection must be of one of the forms:
[x,y) , (x,y] , or (x,y) . In either case, the measure of the intersection is
y-x>0 , contradicting the assumption condition (**) that
Limj→∞ μ(Bj)=0.
I think I'm on the right track, but not 100%. Please critique.
Thanks.
I think the following deals with continuity of measure, but I'm not 100%:
Let I:=[0,1] , and let An be a sequence of pairwise-disjoint measurable sets
whose union is I ( is me? :) ) . Let {Bj} be a sequence of measurable subsets
of I , so that, for μ the standard Lebesgue measure:
Limj→∞ μ( An\cap Bj )=0 , for all n .
I want to show that above implies that : Limj→∞ μ(Bj)=0 .(**)
This is what I have:
We know that Ʃμ(An)=1 . So we must have some Ano in the
collection with μ(Ano)=a>0.
( I am assuming that the A_n's must all be of the form [a,b) , with A1=[0,a)
A2=[a,b) , etc. , plus a {1} thrown-in )
Now, I am trying to argue by contradiction , assuming that the limit above in (**) equals
some c+e ; e->0 , though I am not sure of how to show that the limit actually exists,
tho I am assuming for now that it does:
So, assuming limit in (**) exists and equals c+e ( e->0) , we have that there is an
integer N such that for all j>N :
c=c-e+e< μ(Bj)< c+e+e
In particular, μ(Bj)>c>0 .
Now, I can find an open set Oj, for each j , with
μ(Cj)=μ(Oj) .
I know the quantification here is tricky; I am then using that: Oj= \/(cji ,dji)
And, since m(Bj)>c for all j>N , there is an index for the j's --
use j=1 without loss of generality -- such that m(c1,d1)>0
Now, this interval (c1,d1) must intersect some interval
An , and the intersection must be of one of the forms:
[x,y) , (x,y] , or (x,y) . In either case, the measure of the intersection is
y-x>0 , contradicting the assumption condition (**) that
Limj→∞ μ(Bj)=0.
I think I'm on the right track, but not 100%. Please critique.
Thanks.