Definition 3.5.1. ∞ is a cluster point of S ⊆ ℝ if for every real M there exists
x ∈ S with x ≥ M; similarly -∞ is a cluster point if for every M there is x ∈ S with
x ≤ M. For a function f : S → ℝ with ∞ (resp. -∞) a cluster point of S, the limit
lim_{x → ∞} f = L (resp. lim_{x → -∞} f = L) means that for every ε > 0 there exists
M ∈ ℝ such that for all x ∈ S with x ≥ M (resp. x ≤ M) one has |f x - L| < ε.
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- book_clusterPoint_atTop S = ∀ (M : ℝ), ∃ x ∈ S, M ≤ x
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Definition 3.5.1. -∞ is a cluster point of S ⊆ ℝ if every real bound is exceeded below
by some x ∈ S.
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- book_clusterPoint_atBot S = ∀ (M : ℝ), ∃ x ∈ S, x ≤ M
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The book notion that ∞ is a cluster point of a subset of ℝ is equivalent to the set being
unbounded above.
The book notion that -∞ is a cluster point of a subset of ℝ is equivalent to the set being
unbounded below.
Definition 3.5.1. A function f : S → ℝ converges to L as x → ∞ if for every ε > 0
there exists M ∈ ℝ such that whenever x ∈ S satisfies x ≥ M, then |f x - L| < ε.
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Definition 3.5.1. A function f : S → ℝ converges to L as x → -∞ if for every ε > 0
there exists M ∈ ℝ such that whenever x ∈ S satisfies x ≤ M, then |f x - L| < ε.
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Assuming ∞ is a cluster point of S, the book limit at ∞ coincides with the standard
Tendsto formulation along Filter.atTop for functions on the subtype domain.
The book limit at -∞ coincides with the standard Tendsto formulation along Filter.atBot
for functions on the subtype domain.
Proposition 3.5.2. If a function has a limit at ∞ (resp. -∞) in the sense above, that
limit value is unique.
Proposition 3.5.2. If a function has a limit at -∞ in the sense above, that limit value is
unique.
Example 3.5.3. The function f x = 1 / (|x| + 1) satisfies
lim_{x → ∞} f x = 0 and lim_{x → -∞} f x = 0.
The affine sequence n ↦ 2n + c diverges to ∞.
Example 3.5.4. For f x = sin (π x), the limit lim_{x → ∞} f x does not exist, while the
sequence limit lim_{n → ∞} sin (π n) equals 0; this illustrates the distinction between limits
of continuous variables and limits of sequences.
Example 3.5.4. The sequence sin (π n) converges to 0 as n → ∞.
Lemma 3.5.5. If f : S → ℝ, ∞ is a cluster point of S ⊆ ℝ, and L ∈ ℝ, then
lim_{x → ∞} f x = L if and only if for every sequence xₙ ∈ S with xₙ → ∞ one has
lim_{n → ∞} f (xₙ) = L.
Definition 3.5.6. If S ⊆ ℝ has ∞ as a cluster point, a function f : S → ℝ is said to
diverge to ∞ as x → ∞ provided that for every real bound N there is some M such that
whenever x ∈ S with x ≥ M, we have f x > N; this is written as lim_{x → ∞} f x = ∞.
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The book notion that a function diverges to ∞ agrees with the standard Tendsto formulation
to the filter atTop on ℝ.
Helper for Example 3.5.7: x / 2 diverges to ∞.
Example 3.5.7. The limit of (1 + x^2) / (1 + x) as x → ∞ diverges to ∞.
Proposition 3.5.8. Let f : A → B and g : B → ℝ with A, B ⊆ ℝ, where a is a cluster
point of A and b is a cluster point of B. Assume lim_{x → a} f x = b and
lim_{y → b} g y = c for some c ∈ ℝ ∪ {±∞}; if moreover b ∈ B, suppose g b = c. Then
lim_{x → a} g (f x) = c.
For any real bound M, the quadratic expression -x^2 + x is eventually below M
along Filter.atTop.
The quadratic polynomial -x^2 + x tends to -∞ along Filter.atTop.
Example 3.5.9. For h x = e ^ (-x^2 + x), we have lim_{x → ∞} h x = 0, using that
-x^2 + x → -∞ and e^y → 0 as y → -∞.