Sunday, 21 February 2016

real analysis - Create disjoint Union from sequence on Algebra




I am trying to solve the following,



Problem



Let A be an algebra,



Given any sequence {An}nNA, with n=1An=AA, it is possible to construct a pairwise disjoint sequence BnnNA with BnAn and A=n=1Bn, where denotes a disjoint union.



My Solution




I use the following construction,



B1=A1, Bn=An(n1j=1Aj) n2.



Since A is an algebra we have that BnA n.



By construction BnAn for each n.



If we let i>j, BiBj=(Ai(i1n=1An))(Ajj1n=1An)=(Ai(i1n=1Acn))(Aj(j1n=1Acn))=(Ai(i1n=1Acn))(Aj)=AiAjAcj(j1n=1An)(i1n=j+1An)=



Now I want to show that n=1Bn=n=1An.



I can show B1B2=A1(A2A1)=A1(A2Ac1)=(A1A2)(A1Ac1)=A1A2



From here I could go on by induction to show that it holds for all nN.




However if I understand induction correctly this argument is not valid when I want to proof something for a countable union.



Question



How can I show directly (without induction) that n=1Bn=n=1An in this case ?


Answer



Based on your construction, we get
B1A1 and for n2, BnAn. Hence,




+n=1Bn+n=1An.



Let x+n=1An.

Then there exists pN such that xAp. Define
S={mN:xAm}.



Then pS. Thus, SN. By the Well Ordering Principle, S has a least element, say k. Then k1. If k=1, then xA1, and so xB1+n=1Bn. So, suppose that k2. We have
xA1,xA2,,xAk1,andxAk.


Thus,
xk1i=1Ai.

Hence,

xAkk1i=1Ai=Bk+n=1Bn.

Thus,
x+n=1Bn.
Hence,
+n=1An+n=1Bn.

Equality follows.


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