% vim: tw=50 % 11/10/2022 11AM \myskip What about differentiation? \\ Here, even uniform convergence is not enough. \begin{example*} $f_n : [-1, 1] \to \RR$, each function differentiable, $f_n \to f$ uniformly but $f$ not differentiable. We will let $f(x) = |x|$. Consider: \[ f_n(x) = \begin{cases} |x| & |x| \ge \frac{1}{n} \\ \frac{n}{2} x^2 + \left( \frac{1}{n} - \frac{1}{2n^2} \right) & |x| < \frac{1}{n} \end{cases} \] By straightforward calculations, $f_n \to f$ uniformly, and all the $f_n$ are differentiable. \end{example*} \noindent In fact we need uniform convergence of the \emph{derivatives}. \begin{flashcard}[limit-of-differentiable-functions] \begin{theorem}[Limit of differentiable functions] \cloze{ Let $f_n : (u, v) \to \RR$ ($n \ge 1$) and $f : (u, v) \to \RR$ with $f_n \to f$ \fcemph{pointwise}. Suppose further each function is \fcemph{continuously differentiable} and that $f_n' \to g$ \fcemph{uniformly}. Then $f$ is differentiable with $f' = g$. } \end{theorem} \prompt{ \begin{proof} \cloze{ Use Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and the fact about uniform limit of integrable functions. } \end{proof} } \end{flashcard} \begin{proof} Fix $a \in (u, v)$. Let $x \in (u, v)$. By Fundamental theorem of calculus we have each $f_n'$ is integrable over $[a, x]$ and $\int_a^x f_n' = f_n(x) - f_n(x)$. But $f_n' \to g$ uniformly so by Theorem 5, $g$ is integrable over $[a, x]$ and $\int_a^x g = \lim_{n \to \infty} \int_a^x f_n'(x) = f(x) - f(a)$. So we have shown that for all $x \in (u, v)$, \[ f(x) = f(a) + \int_a^x g .\] By Theorem 4, $g$ is continuous so by Fundamental theorem of calculus, $f$ is differentiable with $f' = g$. \end{proof} \begin{remark*} It would have sufficed to assume $f_n(x) \to f(x)$ at a single value of $x$ rather than $f_n \to f$ pointwise. \end{remark*} \begin{definition*} Let $X \subset \RR$ and let $f_n : X \to \RR$ for each $n \ge 1$. We say $(f_n)$ is \emph{uniformly Cauchy} if \[ \forall \eps > 0 ~\exists N ~\forall m, n \ge N ~\forall x \in X \quad |f_m(x) - f_n(x)| < \eps \] \end{definition*} \noindent Exercise: uniformly convegent $\implies$ uniformly Cauchy. \begin{flashcard}[general-principle-of-uniform-convergence] \begin{theorem}[General Principle of Uniform Convergence] \cloze{ Let $(f_n)$ be a uniformly Cauchy sequence of functions $X \to \RR$ ($X \subset \RR$). Then $(f_n)$ is uniformly convergent. } \end{theorem} \end{flashcard} \begin{proof} Let $x \in X$. Let $\eps > 0$. Then \[ \exists N ~\forall m, n \ge N ~\forall y \in X \quad |f_m(y) - f_n(y)| < \eps .\] In particular, $\forall m, n \ge N$, $|f_m(x) - f_n(x)| < \eps$. So $(f_n(x))_{n \ge 1}$ is a Cauchy sequence in $\RR$ so by general principle of convergence it converges, say $f_n(x) \to f(x)$ as $n \to \infty$. \\ We have now constructed $f : X \to \RR$ such that $f_n \to f$ pointwise. \\ Let $\eps > 0$. Then we can find an $N$ such that \[ \forall m, n \ge N ~\forall y \in X \quad |f_m(y) - f_n(y)| < \eps .\] Fix $y \in X$, keep $m \ge N$ fixed and let $n \to \infty$: \[ |f_m(y) - f(y)| \le \eps .\] So we have shown that $\forall m \ge N$, $|f_m(y) - f(y)| \le \eps$. But $y$ was arbitrary so \[ \forall x \in X ~\forall m \ge N \quad |f_m(x) - f(x)| \le \eps .\] So $f_n \to f$ uniformly. \end{proof} \begin{definition*} Let $X \subset \RR$ and let $f_n : X \to \RR$ for each $n \ge 1$. We say $(f_n)$ is \emph{pointwise bounded} if $\forall x ~\exists M ~\forall n$, $|f_n(x)| \le M$. We say $(f_n)$ is \emph{uniformly bounded} if $\exists M ~\forall x ~\forall n$, $|f_n(x)| \le M$. \end{definition*} \noindent What would uniform Bolzano Weierstrass say? ``If $(f_n)$ is a uniformly bounded sequence of functions then it has a uniformly convergent subsequence.'' \\ But this is \emph{not} true. \begin{example*} $f_n : \RR \to \RR$ defined by \[ f_n(x) = \begin{cases} 1 & x = n \\ 0 & x \neq n \end{cases} \] Obviously uniformly bounded (by 1). However, if $m \neq n$, then $f_m(m) = 1$ and $f_n(m) = 0$ so $|f_m(m) - f_n(m)| = 1$ so no subsequence can be uniformly convergent. \end{example*} \subsubsection*{Application to power series} Recall that if $\sum_n a_n x^n$ is a real power series with radius of convergence $R > 0$ then can differentiate / integrate it term-by-term within $(-R, R)$. \begin{definition*} Let $f_n : X \to \RR$ ($X \subset \RR$) for each $n \ge 0$. We say the series $\sum_{n = 0}^\infty f_n$ \emph{converges uniformly} if the sequence of partial sums $(F_n)$ does, where $F_n = \sum_{m = 0}^n f_m$. \end{definition*} \noindent Can apply theorem 4 to 6 to get for example if conditions hold with $f_n$ continuously differentiable and uniform convergence then $\sum f_n$ has derivative $\sum f_n'$. \myskip We hope to prove that $\sum a_n x^n$ converges uniformly on $(-R, R)$ then hit it with earlier theorems, but this is not quite true. \begin{example*} $\sum_{n = 0}^\infty x^n$ with radius of convergence 1. This does \emph{not} converge uniformly on $(-1, 1)$. Let $f(x) = \sum_{n = 0}^\infty x^n$ and $F_n(x) = \sum_{m = 0}^n x^m$. Note $f(x) = \frac{1}{1 - x} \to \infty$ as $x \to 1$. However, $\forall x \in (-1, 1)$, $|F_n(x)| \le n + 1$. Fix any $n$. We can find a point $x \in (-1, 1)$ where $f(x) \ge n + 2$ and so $|f(x) - F_n(X)| \ge 1$. So clearly we can't have that $F_n \to f$ uniformly. \end{example*} \noindent Back up plan: it does work if we look at smaller interval. New plan: show if $0 < r < R$, then we \emph{do} have uniform convergence on $(-r, r)$. \myskip Given $x \in (-R, R)$ there's some $r$ with $|x| < r < R$: use uniform convergence on $(-r, r)$ to check everything nice at $x$. `Local uniform convergence of power series.'