Definition 3.2: Pointwise convergence. A sequence of functions
f converges pointwise to g on X if for every x, the sequence
n ↦ f n x tends to g x (equivalently: for every x and ε > 0 there
exists N such that for all n ≥ N, dist (f n x) (g x) < ε).
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- PointwiseConvergent f g = ∀ (x : X), Filter.Tendsto (fun (n : ℕ) => f n x) Filter.atTop (nhds (g x))
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Example 3.2.3: for any fixed x ∈ ℝ, the sequence n ↦ x / n
converges to 0 as n → ∞.
Example 3.2.4: for f^{(n)}(x) := x^n on [0,1], the pointwise limit
f is given by f(x) = 0 for 0 ≤ x < 1 and f(1) = 1.
Helper for Example 3.2.5: the within-neighborhood filter on Ico 0 1 at 1 is nontrivial.
Example 3.2.5: for f^{(n)}(x) = x^n on [0,1), each f^{(n)} has
limit 1 as x → 1 within [0,1), while the pointwise limit on [0,1)
is 0, so iterated limits need not agree and pointwise convergence does
not preserve limits.
Helper for Example 3.2.6: the spike functions are eventually zero at each point.
Helper for Example 3.2.6: the spike functions are interval integrable on [0,1].
Helper for Example 3.2.6: the spike interval integral equals 1.
Example 3.2.6: the spike functions on [0,1] converge pointwise to 0, each has
integral 1, and hence the limit of the integrals is not the integral of the pointwise
limit.
Helper for Example 3.2.7: movingBump is the indicator of [n, n+1].
Helper for Example 3.2.7: for fixed x, the moving bump is eventually zero.
Helper for Example 3.2.7: the Lebesgue measure of [n, n+1] is 1.
Helper for Example 3.2.7: the integral of movingBump n is 1.
Example 3.2.7: [Moving bump: pointwise convergence does not commute with integration]
for f_n the indicator of [n, n+1], (1) f_n(x) → 0 pointwise on ℝ,
(2) ∫ f_n = 1 for all n, and (3) ∫ (lim_n f_n) = 0, hence
lim_n ∫ f_n ≠ ∫ lim_n f_n.
Example 3.2.8: [Pointwise limit of x^n on [0,1]]. For f_n(x) = x^n on
[0,1], the pointwise limit is f(x) = 0 for 0 ≤ x < 1 and f(1) = 1.
Helper for Example 3.2.9: the sequence 2^n does not converge to 1.
Example 3.2.9: [x^n does not converge uniformly on [0,1]]. Let f_n(x) = x^n
on [0,1], and let f be the pointwise limit above. Then f_n does not
converge uniformly to f on [0,1].
Definition 3.3: Uniform convergence. A sequence f converges uniformly to g on
X if for every ε > 0 there exists N such that for all n ≥ N and all x,
dist (f n x) (g x) < ε. In this case, g is the uniform limit of the sequence.
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Example 3.2.10: if a sequence of functions converges uniformly to f on X,
then it converges pointwise to f on X.
Example 3.2.11: [Uniform convergence of x/n on [0,1]]. Let
f_n(x) = x/n on [0,1] and f(x) = 0. Then f_n converges uniformly
to f on [0,1].
Example 3.2.12: (i) pointwise convergence on X restricts to pointwise
convergence on E; (ii) uniform convergence on X restricts to uniform
convergence on E.