Sequence $a_n$ such that $inf a_n < lim inf a_n < lim sup a_n < sup a_n$












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I'm searching for a sequence with the following property:



$$inf a_n < lim inf a_n < lim sup a_n < sup a_n$$



I am looking for just one example, but I am not sure how to find one.










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    Just take the first two terms so that they are inf and sup, for the remaining ones you take a simple alternating sequence squeezed between them.
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I'm searching for a sequence with the following property:



$$inf a_n < lim inf a_n < lim sup a_n < sup a_n$$



I am looking for just one example, but I am not sure how to find one.










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    Just take the first two terms so that they are inf and sup, for the remaining ones you take a simple alternating sequence squeezed between them.
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    – Karl
    Nov 27 '18 at 15:14














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$begingroup$


I'm searching for a sequence with the following property:



$$inf a_n < lim inf a_n < lim sup a_n < sup a_n$$



I am looking for just one example, but I am not sure how to find one.










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I'm searching for a sequence with the following property:



$$inf a_n < lim inf a_n < lim sup a_n < sup a_n$$



I am looking for just one example, but I am not sure how to find one.







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  • $begingroup$
    Just take the first two terms so that they are inf and sup, for the remaining ones you take a simple alternating sequence squeezed between them.
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    – Karl
    Nov 27 '18 at 15:14


















  • $begingroup$
    Just take the first two terms so that they are inf and sup, for the remaining ones you take a simple alternating sequence squeezed between them.
    $endgroup$
    – Karl
    Nov 27 '18 at 15:14
















$begingroup$
Just take the first two terms so that they are inf and sup, for the remaining ones you take a simple alternating sequence squeezed between them.
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– Karl
Nov 27 '18 at 15:14




$begingroup$
Just take the first two terms so that they are inf and sup, for the remaining ones you take a simple alternating sequence squeezed between them.
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– Karl
Nov 27 '18 at 15:14










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Here is an easy example :
begin{equation}begin{aligned} a_1 &:= 1 \ a_2 &:= 4 \ a_{2n+1} &:= 2,~~~~~text{for all $n geq 1$} \ a_{2n} &:= 3,~~~~~text{for all $n geq 1$}end{aligned}end{equation}



You can easily verify that
begin{equation}begin{aligned} inf a_n &= 1 \ liminf a_n &=2 \ limsup a_n &= 3 \ sup a_n &=4.end{aligned}end{equation}






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Here is an easy example :
begin{equation}begin{aligned} a_1 &:= 1 \ a_2 &:= 4 \ a_{2n+1} &:= 2,~~~~~text{for all $n geq 1$} \ a_{2n} &:= 3,~~~~~text{for all $n geq 1$}end{aligned}end{equation}



You can easily verify that
begin{equation}begin{aligned} inf a_n &= 1 \ liminf a_n &=2 \ limsup a_n &= 3 \ sup a_n &=4.end{aligned}end{equation}






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$begingroup$

Here is an easy example :
begin{equation}begin{aligned} a_1 &:= 1 \ a_2 &:= 4 \ a_{2n+1} &:= 2,~~~~~text{for all $n geq 1$} \ a_{2n} &:= 3,~~~~~text{for all $n geq 1$}end{aligned}end{equation}



You can easily verify that
begin{equation}begin{aligned} inf a_n &= 1 \ liminf a_n &=2 \ limsup a_n &= 3 \ sup a_n &=4.end{aligned}end{equation}






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$begingroup$

Here is an easy example :
begin{equation}begin{aligned} a_1 &:= 1 \ a_2 &:= 4 \ a_{2n+1} &:= 2,~~~~~text{for all $n geq 1$} \ a_{2n} &:= 3,~~~~~text{for all $n geq 1$}end{aligned}end{equation}



You can easily verify that
begin{equation}begin{aligned} inf a_n &= 1 \ liminf a_n &=2 \ limsup a_n &= 3 \ sup a_n &=4.end{aligned}end{equation}






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Here is an easy example :
begin{equation}begin{aligned} a_1 &:= 1 \ a_2 &:= 4 \ a_{2n+1} &:= 2,~~~~~text{for all $n geq 1$} \ a_{2n} &:= 3,~~~~~text{for all $n geq 1$}end{aligned}end{equation}



You can easily verify that
begin{equation}begin{aligned} inf a_n &= 1 \ liminf a_n &=2 \ limsup a_n &= 3 \ sup a_n &=4.end{aligned}end{equation}







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