Consider the probability space (Ω,F,P) where Ω=(0,1], F is the Borel σ-field generated by intervals of the form (0,b2n] with b≤2n, b∈N, orFn={⋃j(aj2n,bj2n]},
and P is the uniform Lebesgue measure. Define the random variable Y(ω)=1ω.
Definition: On a general probability space (Ω,F,P), a random variable X:Ω→R is F-measurable if {ω∈Ω:X(ω)≤x}∈F for all x∈R.
Let Xn be the largest Fn-measurable random variable with Xn≤Y. What is X1 for each ω?
My attempt: We have F1=(0,1/2]∪(1/2,1] and have to show that {ω∈Ω:X1(ω)≤x}∈F1.
We also know that X1(ω)≤1ω, where ω∈(0,1].
I struggle a lot on how do to construct such a random variable X1? The part that gives me most trouble is the F1-measurability of X1, i.e., the collection of X1(ω)≤x for each x∈R has to belong in F1.
Answer
Let B=(0,12]. Then F1={∅,Ω,B,Bc}. Clearly, F1=σ(1B). Therefore, by this theorem, X1 is f(1B) for some f:R→R which is Borel. So,
X1(ω)={f(1),if ω∈Bf(0),otherwise
So, X1 is constant on B and Bc. As infω∈BY(ω)=2 (which is attained by Y) and X1≤Y and X1 is the largest such function, X1(B)={2} and similarly, X1(Bc)={1}. And f(x)=x+1 is a Borel function that satisfies X1=f(1B).
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