Theorem 3.3.1: [Uniform limits preserve continuity I] Suppose (X, d_X) and (Y, d_Y) are
metric spaces, f^{(n)} : X → Y converges uniformly to f : X → Y, and x0 ∈ X. If each
f^{(n)} is continuous at x0, then f is continuous at x0.
Theorem 3.3.2: [Uniform limits preserve continuity] Suppose (X, d_X) and (Y, d_Y) are
metric spaces and f^{(n)} : X → Y converges uniformly to f : X → Y. If each f^{(n)} is
continuous at every point of X, then f is continuous at every point of X.
Helper for Proposition 3.3.3: the comap filter at an adherent point is nontrivial.
Helper for Proposition 3.3.3: convert a limit into an eventual distance bound.
Helper for Proposition 3.3.3: the sequence of limits ℓ is Cauchy.
Helper for Proposition 3.3.3: the uniform limit has the expected limit at x0.
Proposition 3.3.3: [Interchange of limits and uniform limits] Let (X, d_X) and (Y, d_Y)
be metric spaces with Y complete, let E ⊆ X, and let f^{(n)} : E → Y converge uniformly on
E to f : E → Y. If x0 is an adherent point of E and each f^{(n)} has a limit at x0
along E equal to ℓ n, then ℓ n converges and f has a limit at x0 along E, with the two
iterated limits equal.
Helper for Proposition 3.3.4: uniform convergence with the distance order reversed.
Proposition 3.3.4: Let (X, d_X) and (Y, d_Y) be metric spaces. Let f^{(n)} : X → Y be
continuous for each n, and suppose f^{(n)} → f : X → Y uniformly on X. If (x^{(n)}) is a
sequence in X with x^{(n)} → x, then f^{(n)}(x^{(n)}) → f(x) in Y.
Definition 3.4: A function f : X → Y between metric spaces is bounded if its image lies in
some ball, i.e., there exist y0 ∈ Y and R > 0 such that dist (f x) y0 < R for all x ∈ X.
Instances For
Helper for Proposition 3.3.5: boundedness is stable under a uniform perturbation.
Proposition 3.3.5: [Uniform limits preserve boundedness] Let (X, d_X) and (Y, d_Y) be
metric spaces. Let f^{(n)} : X → Y converge uniformly to f : X → Y. If each f^{(n)} is
bounded on X, then f is bounded on X.
Proposition 3.3.6: [Uniform limits preserve boundedness] Let (X, d_X) and (Y, d_Y) be
metric spaces. Let f^{(n)} : X → Y converge uniformly to f : X → Y. If each f^{(n)} is
bounded on X, then f is bounded on X.