Why is it ok to swap modulus and sum in this case?












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I am trying to solve Exercise 3.21 in Folland's real analysis. I am watching the solution to this question in the following video.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8FwgGn1e_o



At about 2:31 in the video he says something along the lines of, "we can bring the sum inside the modulus since the sets are disjoint"



That is to say that if $E_1, E_2,...$ are disjoint measurable sets such that $E=cup_{i=1}^{infty}E_i$ then



$sum_{i=1}^{infty}lvert nu (E_i) rvert =sum_{i=1}^{infty}lvert int_{E}chi_{E_i}dnu rvert=lvert int_{E}(sum_{i=1}^{infty}chi_{E_1})dnurvert$. The first equality is fine but the second equality does not seem true to me. At the end of the day those integrals are complex numbers, so it does not seem reasonable that this should be true. Note that $nu$ is a complex measure.










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    I am trying to solve Exercise 3.21 in Folland's real analysis. I am watching the solution to this question in the following video.



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8FwgGn1e_o



    At about 2:31 in the video he says something along the lines of, "we can bring the sum inside the modulus since the sets are disjoint"



    That is to say that if $E_1, E_2,...$ are disjoint measurable sets such that $E=cup_{i=1}^{infty}E_i$ then



    $sum_{i=1}^{infty}lvert nu (E_i) rvert =sum_{i=1}^{infty}lvert int_{E}chi_{E_i}dnu rvert=lvert int_{E}(sum_{i=1}^{infty}chi_{E_1})dnurvert$. The first equality is fine but the second equality does not seem true to me. At the end of the day those integrals are complex numbers, so it does not seem reasonable that this should be true. Note that $nu$ is a complex measure.










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      I am trying to solve Exercise 3.21 in Folland's real analysis. I am watching the solution to this question in the following video.



      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8FwgGn1e_o



      At about 2:31 in the video he says something along the lines of, "we can bring the sum inside the modulus since the sets are disjoint"



      That is to say that if $E_1, E_2,...$ are disjoint measurable sets such that $E=cup_{i=1}^{infty}E_i$ then



      $sum_{i=1}^{infty}lvert nu (E_i) rvert =sum_{i=1}^{infty}lvert int_{E}chi_{E_i}dnu rvert=lvert int_{E}(sum_{i=1}^{infty}chi_{E_1})dnurvert$. The first equality is fine but the second equality does not seem true to me. At the end of the day those integrals are complex numbers, so it does not seem reasonable that this should be true. Note that $nu$ is a complex measure.










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      I am trying to solve Exercise 3.21 in Folland's real analysis. I am watching the solution to this question in the following video.



      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8FwgGn1e_o



      At about 2:31 in the video he says something along the lines of, "we can bring the sum inside the modulus since the sets are disjoint"



      That is to say that if $E_1, E_2,...$ are disjoint measurable sets such that $E=cup_{i=1}^{infty}E_i$ then



      $sum_{i=1}^{infty}lvert nu (E_i) rvert =sum_{i=1}^{infty}lvert int_{E}chi_{E_i}dnu rvert=lvert int_{E}(sum_{i=1}^{infty}chi_{E_1})dnurvert$. The first equality is fine but the second equality does not seem true to me. At the end of the day those integrals are complex numbers, so it does not seem reasonable that this should be true. Note that $nu$ is a complex measure.







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          The reasoning is definitely not correct, or at least not worded properly. But we can amend this as follows:



          Given $E_1,E_2,ldots$ disjoint with $E=cup_jE_j$, define $g:Xtomathbb C$ by
          $$g=sum_{j=1}^inftyoverline{operatorname{sgn}(nu(E_j))}chi_{E_j}.$$
          Then $|g|leq1$, and
          $$sum_{j=1}^infty|nu(E_j)|=left|int_Eg dnuright|leqsupleft{left|int f dnuright|:|f|leq 1right}.$$
          Taking the supremum over all such partitions ${E_j}$ of $E$, we obtain $mu_2(E)leqmu_3(E)$.






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            I think when you define $g$ is should involve the conjugate of $operatorname{sgn(nu(E_j))}$
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            – Damo
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:18






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            Also, for anyone reading this, one will need to invoke dominated convergence theorem to swap the integral and the sum. It will also involve splitting the complex measure into the positive and negative components of the real and imaginary parts.
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            – Damo
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:24










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            You're completely correct, thanks for pointing that out.
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          $begingroup$

          The reasoning is definitely not correct, or at least not worded properly. But we can amend this as follows:



          Given $E_1,E_2,ldots$ disjoint with $E=cup_jE_j$, define $g:Xtomathbb C$ by
          $$g=sum_{j=1}^inftyoverline{operatorname{sgn}(nu(E_j))}chi_{E_j}.$$
          Then $|g|leq1$, and
          $$sum_{j=1}^infty|nu(E_j)|=left|int_Eg dnuright|leqsupleft{left|int f dnuright|:|f|leq 1right}.$$
          Taking the supremum over all such partitions ${E_j}$ of $E$, we obtain $mu_2(E)leqmu_3(E)$.






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            I think when you define $g$ is should involve the conjugate of $operatorname{sgn(nu(E_j))}$
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            – Damo
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:18






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            $begingroup$
            Also, for anyone reading this, one will need to invoke dominated convergence theorem to swap the integral and the sum. It will also involve splitting the complex measure into the positive and negative components of the real and imaginary parts.
            $endgroup$
            – Damo
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:24










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            You're completely correct, thanks for pointing that out.
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            – Aweygan
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:42
















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          $begingroup$

          The reasoning is definitely not correct, or at least not worded properly. But we can amend this as follows:



          Given $E_1,E_2,ldots$ disjoint with $E=cup_jE_j$, define $g:Xtomathbb C$ by
          $$g=sum_{j=1}^inftyoverline{operatorname{sgn}(nu(E_j))}chi_{E_j}.$$
          Then $|g|leq1$, and
          $$sum_{j=1}^infty|nu(E_j)|=left|int_Eg dnuright|leqsupleft{left|int f dnuright|:|f|leq 1right}.$$
          Taking the supremum over all such partitions ${E_j}$ of $E$, we obtain $mu_2(E)leqmu_3(E)$.






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            $begingroup$
            I think when you define $g$ is should involve the conjugate of $operatorname{sgn(nu(E_j))}$
            $endgroup$
            – Damo
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:18






          • 1




            $begingroup$
            Also, for anyone reading this, one will need to invoke dominated convergence theorem to swap the integral and the sum. It will also involve splitting the complex measure into the positive and negative components of the real and imaginary parts.
            $endgroup$
            – Damo
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:24










          • $begingroup$
            You're completely correct, thanks for pointing that out.
            $endgroup$
            – Aweygan
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:42














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          $begingroup$

          The reasoning is definitely not correct, or at least not worded properly. But we can amend this as follows:



          Given $E_1,E_2,ldots$ disjoint with $E=cup_jE_j$, define $g:Xtomathbb C$ by
          $$g=sum_{j=1}^inftyoverline{operatorname{sgn}(nu(E_j))}chi_{E_j}.$$
          Then $|g|leq1$, and
          $$sum_{j=1}^infty|nu(E_j)|=left|int_Eg dnuright|leqsupleft{left|int f dnuright|:|f|leq 1right}.$$
          Taking the supremum over all such partitions ${E_j}$ of $E$, we obtain $mu_2(E)leqmu_3(E)$.






          share|cite|improve this answer











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          The reasoning is definitely not correct, or at least not worded properly. But we can amend this as follows:



          Given $E_1,E_2,ldots$ disjoint with $E=cup_jE_j$, define $g:Xtomathbb C$ by
          $$g=sum_{j=1}^inftyoverline{operatorname{sgn}(nu(E_j))}chi_{E_j}.$$
          Then $|g|leq1$, and
          $$sum_{j=1}^infty|nu(E_j)|=left|int_Eg dnuright|leqsupleft{left|int f dnuright|:|f|leq 1right}.$$
          Taking the supremum over all such partitions ${E_j}$ of $E$, we obtain $mu_2(E)leqmu_3(E)$.







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            I think when you define $g$ is should involve the conjugate of $operatorname{sgn(nu(E_j))}$
            $endgroup$
            – Damo
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:18






          • 1




            $begingroup$
            Also, for anyone reading this, one will need to invoke dominated convergence theorem to swap the integral and the sum. It will also involve splitting the complex measure into the positive and negative components of the real and imaginary parts.
            $endgroup$
            – Damo
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:24










          • $begingroup$
            You're completely correct, thanks for pointing that out.
            $endgroup$
            – Aweygan
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:42














          • 1




            $begingroup$
            I think when you define $g$ is should involve the conjugate of $operatorname{sgn(nu(E_j))}$
            $endgroup$
            – Damo
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:18






          • 1




            $begingroup$
            Also, for anyone reading this, one will need to invoke dominated convergence theorem to swap the integral and the sum. It will also involve splitting the complex measure into the positive and negative components of the real and imaginary parts.
            $endgroup$
            – Damo
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:24










          • $begingroup$
            You're completely correct, thanks for pointing that out.
            $endgroup$
            – Aweygan
            Dec 7 '18 at 1:42








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          $begingroup$
          I think when you define $g$ is should involve the conjugate of $operatorname{sgn(nu(E_j))}$
          $endgroup$
          – Damo
          Dec 7 '18 at 1:18




          $begingroup$
          I think when you define $g$ is should involve the conjugate of $operatorname{sgn(nu(E_j))}$
          $endgroup$
          – Damo
          Dec 7 '18 at 1:18




          1




          1




          $begingroup$
          Also, for anyone reading this, one will need to invoke dominated convergence theorem to swap the integral and the sum. It will also involve splitting the complex measure into the positive and negative components of the real and imaginary parts.
          $endgroup$
          – Damo
          Dec 7 '18 at 1:24




          $begingroup$
          Also, for anyone reading this, one will need to invoke dominated convergence theorem to swap the integral and the sum. It will also involve splitting the complex measure into the positive and negative components of the real and imaginary parts.
          $endgroup$
          – Damo
          Dec 7 '18 at 1:24












          $begingroup$
          You're completely correct, thanks for pointing that out.
          $endgroup$
          – Aweygan
          Dec 7 '18 at 1:42




          $begingroup$
          You're completely correct, thanks for pointing that out.
          $endgroup$
          – Aweygan
          Dec 7 '18 at 1:42


















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