Uniformly cauchy sequences A sequence of functions f_n is said to be uniformly cauchy if AA epsilon > 0 EE N > 0 :AA z , AA r, s > N: |f_r(z) - f_s(z)| < epsilon How can I show that if a sequence is uniformly cauchy then f_n converge uniformly to some funciton f? We can assume that the metric space is complete.

Hailie Martinez

Hailie Martinez

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2022-12-19

Uniformly cauchy sequences
A sequence of functions f n is said to be uniformly cauchy if
ε > 0   N > 0 : z , r , s > N : | f r ( z ) f s ( z ) | < ε
How can I show that if a sequence is uniformly cauchy then f n converge uniformly to some funciton f? We can assume that the metric space is complete.

Answer & Explanation

Alexander Sweeney

Alexander Sweeney

Beginner2022-12-20Added 2 answers

Here is how to avoid the "let m " (see above). Let f be the pointwise limit (see above). If ϵ > 0 , then so is ϵ / 2 > 0 hence there exists a natural number N ϵ / 2 such that
z , n , m > N ϵ / 2 : | f n ( z ) f m ( z ) | < ϵ 2
Let z be arbitrary. If n > N ϵ / 2 , then we have
| f ( z ) f n ( z ) | | f ( z ) f m ( z ) | + | f m ( z ) f n ( z ) |
This is true for every m. In particular | f ( z ) f m ( z ) | < ϵ 2 if m > l ( z ), where l ( z ) is a natural number dependent on z, because f is the pointwise limit. Hence, if m > max { N ϵ / 2 , l ( z ) } , we get
| f ( z ) f n ( z ) | < ϵ
We have thus shown that for every ϵ > 0 there exists an N, independent of z, such that
| f ( z ) f n ( z ) | < ϵ , n > N ,
which is exactly what we needed.

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