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[parent] proof of Fatou-Lebesgue theorem (Proof)

Since $\displaystyle \left| \int g \, d\mu \right| \le \int |g| \, d\mu \le \int \Phi \, d\mu < \infty$ we have that $\displaystyle \int g \, d\mu > - \infty$ Similarly, $\displaystyle \int h \, d\mu < \infty$

The inequality $\displaystyle \liminf_{n \to \infty} \int f_n \, d\mu \le \limsup_{n \to \infty} \int f_n \, d\mu$ is obvious by definition of $\liminf$ and $\limsup$

Define a sequence of functions $k_n \colon X \to \mathbb{R}$ by $k_n(x)=f_n(x)+\Phi (x)$ Then each $k_n$ is nonnegative (since $-f_n \le |f_n| \le \Phi$ and integrable (since $k_n \le |f_n|+\Phi \le 2\Phi$ , as is $\displaystyle k := \liminf_{n \to \infty} k_n$ Fatou's lemma yields that $\displaystyle \int k \, d\mu \le \liminf_{n \to \infty} \int k_n \, d\mu$ Thus:

$\begin{array}{ll} \displaystyle \int g \, d\mu + \int \Phi \, d\mu & \displaystyle = \int (g+\Phi) \, d\mu \\ \\ & \displaystyle = \int k \, d\mu \\ \\ & \displaystyle \le \liminf_{n \to \infty} \int k_n \, d\mu \\ \\ & \displaystyle = \liminf_{n \to \infty} \int (f_n+\Phi) \, d\mu \\ \\ & \displaystyle = \liminf_{n \to \infty} \left( \int f_n \, d\mu + \int \Phi \, d\mu \right) \\ \\ & \displaystyle = \liminf_{n \to \infty} \int f_n \, d\mu + \liminf_{n \to \infty} \int \Phi \, d\mu \\ \\ & \displaystyle = \liminf_{n \to \infty} \int f_n \, d\mu + \int \Phi \, d\mu \end{array}$

Since $\displaystyle \int \Phi \, d\mu < \infty$ it follows that $\displaystyle \int g \, d\mu \le \liminf_{n \to \infty} \int f_n \, d\mu$

Note that $|-f_n|=|f_n| \le \Phi$ Thus,

$\displaystyle -\int h \, d\mu$ $\displaystyle = \int -h \, d\mu$
  $\displaystyle = \int -\limsup_{n \to \infty} f_n \, d\mu$
   
  $\displaystyle = \int \liminf_{n \to \infty} \left( -f_n \right) \, d\mu$
   
  $\displaystyle \le \liminf_{n \to \infty} \int -f_n \, d\mu$ by a previous argument,
   
  $\displaystyle = \liminf_{n \to \infty} \left( -\int f_n \, d\mu \right)$
   
  $\displaystyle = -\limsup_{n \to \infty} \int f_n \, d\mu.$

Hence, $\displaystyle \limsup_{n \to \infty} \int f_n \, d\mu \le \int h \, d\mu$ It follows that $\displaystyle -\infty < \int g \, d\mu \le \liminf_{n \to \infty} \int f_n \, d\mu \le \limsup_{n \to \infty} \int f_n \, d\mu \le \int h \, d\mu < \infty$ $\qedsymbol$




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Cross-references: Fatou's lemma, functions, sequence, obvious, inequality

This is version 10 of proof of Fatou-Lebesgue theorem, born on 2006-06-10, modified 2007-06-28.
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AMS MSC28A20 (Measure and integration :: Classical measure theory :: Measurable and nonmeasurable functions, sequences of measurable functions, modes of convergence)

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non-negative by tkltangent on 2006-11-04 17:40:23
How are we able to apply Fatou's lemma in this proof? The conditions of Fatou's lemma clearly state we need a non-negative sequence of measurable functions yet here we are not given the non-negativeness of fn. How is this reconciled?
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