Problem 1: [35 Marks]
fl ' . . O if XE (Q,
1-1. Let f: JR
JRsuch that x 1---+ 1,
If X
L
<j_{Q.
Show that f is Borel-measurable.
[10]
(Hint: for any a E JR,consider E = {x E JR: f(x) < a} and show that J- 1 (E) E B(JR))
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1-2. Let (X, F) be a measurable space. Prove that if An E F, n E N, then An E F.
[5]
1-3.
Let D be a non-empty
set and Fa C P(rt), a E J an arbitrary
n=l
collection
of
O"-algebras on
n.
State
the definition of a O"-algebraand prove that
[4+6=10]
r·1 r._
J .-
I
r
J
a
aEI
is a a-algebra.
1-4. Let (X, A,µ) be a measure space.
(i) What does it mean that (X, A,µ) be a measure space?
[3]
(ii) Show that for any A, BE A, we have the equality: µ(AU B) +µ(An B) =µ(A)+ µ(B).
[7]
(Hint: Consider two cases: (i) µ(A)= oo or µ(B) = oo; (ii) µ(A),µ(B) < oo and then express A,B,AUB
in terms of A\\ B, B \\ A, An B where necessary.)
Problem 2: [20 Marks]
2-1. Define what is a compact set in a topological space.
[3]
2-2. Show that (0, 1] is not a compact set for usual topology of JR.
[9]
2-3. Let E be a Hausdorff topological space and {an}nEN a sequence of elements of E converging to a.
Show that K = {anln EN} U {n} is compact in E.
[8]
Problem 3: [35 Marks]
3-1. Use the convexity of x I-+ ex to prove the Arithmetic-Geometric Mean inequality:
[5]
\\:Ix, y > 0, and O < >-< 1, we have: x>-yi->. ::s>; -x+ (1 - >-)y.
3-2. Use the inequality in question 2-1. to prove Young's inequality:
[6]
a/3::s;-apP
+ -/qJ, q \\:/a,/3>
0,
,
wnere p,q
E (1,oo):
l
p-
+
-q1
=
1.
3-3. Use the result in question 3-2. to prove Holder's inequality:
[7]
n
(n
) 1/p ( n
\\ 1/q
~IXiYil::::; ~lxilP
~IYilq) ,\\:Ix= (xi),y= (yi) EJRn, p,q as above.
3-4. Consider (X, II·ll00 ,1), where X = C1 [0, 1] and llfll00 ,1 = sup IJ(x)I+ sup lf'(x)I and also consider
xE(O,l]
xE(O,l]
(Y, II·!loo)w, here Y = C[O,1].
T d: 3-4-1. Show that = X Y is a bounded linear operator.
[7]
3-4-2. Show that T = ddx: D(T) £;;Y Y is an unbounded linear operator, where D(T) = C1[0,1]. [10]
(Hint: use un(x) = sin(mrx)).
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