Walter Rudin “Principles of Mathematical Analysis” Definition 3.16, Theorem 3.17. I cannot understand.












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I am reading Walter Rudin's "Principles of Mathematical Analysis".



There are the following definition and theorem and its proof in this book.



Rudin didn't prove that $E neq emptyset$.



Why?



Rudin wrote "If $s^* = -infty$, then $E$ contains only one element" in the following proof.



But, if $E = emptyset$, then $s^* = -infty$ and $E$ contains no element.



So, I think Rudin needs to prove that $E neq emptyset$.



I cannot understand Rudin's proof.



Definition 3.16:




Let ${ s_n }$ be a sequence of real numbers. Let $E$ be the set of numbers $x$ (in the extended real number system) such that $s_{n_k} rightarrow x$ for some subsequence ${s_{n_k}}$. This set $E$ contains all subsequential limits, plus possibly the numbers $+infty$, $-infty$.



Put $$s^* = sup E,$$ $$s_* = inf E.$$




Theorem 3.17:




Let ${s_n }$ be a sequence of real numbers. Let $E$ and $s^*$ have the same meaning as in Definition 3.16. Then $s^*$ has the following two properties:



(a) $s^* in E$.



(b) If $x> s^*$, there is an integer $N$ such that $n geq N$ implies $s_n < x$.



Moreover, $s^*$ is the only number with the properties (a) and (b).



Of course, an analogous result is true for $s_*$.




Proof:




(a)

if $s^* = +infty$, then $E$ is not bounded above; hence ${s_n}$ is not bounded above, and there is a subsequence ${s_{n_k}}$ such that $s_{n_k} to +infty$.



If $s^*$ is real, then $E$ is bounded above, and at least one subsequential limit exists, so that (a) follows from Theorems 3.7 and 2.28.



If $s^* = -infty$, then $E$ contains only one element, namely $-infty$, and there is no subsequential limit. Hence, for any real $M$, $s_n > M$ for at most a finite number of values of $n$, so that $s_n to -infty$.



This establishes (a) in all cases.











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    $E$ is nonempty. Anyway, the existence of $s^*$ is contingent on the non-emptiness of $E$ so I think it's fair to say that $s^*=-infty$ implies $E={-infty}$.
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I am reading Walter Rudin's "Principles of Mathematical Analysis".



There are the following definition and theorem and its proof in this book.



Rudin didn't prove that $E neq emptyset$.



Why?



Rudin wrote "If $s^* = -infty$, then $E$ contains only one element" in the following proof.



But, if $E = emptyset$, then $s^* = -infty$ and $E$ contains no element.



So, I think Rudin needs to prove that $E neq emptyset$.



I cannot understand Rudin's proof.



Definition 3.16:




Let ${ s_n }$ be a sequence of real numbers. Let $E$ be the set of numbers $x$ (in the extended real number system) such that $s_{n_k} rightarrow x$ for some subsequence ${s_{n_k}}$. This set $E$ contains all subsequential limits, plus possibly the numbers $+infty$, $-infty$.



Put $$s^* = sup E,$$ $$s_* = inf E.$$




Theorem 3.17:




Let ${s_n }$ be a sequence of real numbers. Let $E$ and $s^*$ have the same meaning as in Definition 3.16. Then $s^*$ has the following two properties:



(a) $s^* in E$.



(b) If $x> s^*$, there is an integer $N$ such that $n geq N$ implies $s_n < x$.



Moreover, $s^*$ is the only number with the properties (a) and (b).



Of course, an analogous result is true for $s_*$.




Proof:




(a)

if $s^* = +infty$, then $E$ is not bounded above; hence ${s_n}$ is not bounded above, and there is a subsequence ${s_{n_k}}$ such that $s_{n_k} to +infty$.



If $s^*$ is real, then $E$ is bounded above, and at least one subsequential limit exists, so that (a) follows from Theorems 3.7 and 2.28.



If $s^* = -infty$, then $E$ contains only one element, namely $-infty$, and there is no subsequential limit. Hence, for any real $M$, $s_n > M$ for at most a finite number of values of $n$, so that $s_n to -infty$.



This establishes (a) in all cases.











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    $E$ is nonempty. Anyway, the existence of $s^*$ is contingent on the non-emptiness of $E$ so I think it's fair to say that $s^*=-infty$ implies $E={-infty}$.
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    – Lord Shark the Unknown
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    Thank you very much, Lord Shark the Unknown.
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    – tchappy ha
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I am reading Walter Rudin's "Principles of Mathematical Analysis".



There are the following definition and theorem and its proof in this book.



Rudin didn't prove that $E neq emptyset$.



Why?



Rudin wrote "If $s^* = -infty$, then $E$ contains only one element" in the following proof.



But, if $E = emptyset$, then $s^* = -infty$ and $E$ contains no element.



So, I think Rudin needs to prove that $E neq emptyset$.



I cannot understand Rudin's proof.



Definition 3.16:




Let ${ s_n }$ be a sequence of real numbers. Let $E$ be the set of numbers $x$ (in the extended real number system) such that $s_{n_k} rightarrow x$ for some subsequence ${s_{n_k}}$. This set $E$ contains all subsequential limits, plus possibly the numbers $+infty$, $-infty$.



Put $$s^* = sup E,$$ $$s_* = inf E.$$




Theorem 3.17:




Let ${s_n }$ be a sequence of real numbers. Let $E$ and $s^*$ have the same meaning as in Definition 3.16. Then $s^*$ has the following two properties:



(a) $s^* in E$.



(b) If $x> s^*$, there is an integer $N$ such that $n geq N$ implies $s_n < x$.



Moreover, $s^*$ is the only number with the properties (a) and (b).



Of course, an analogous result is true for $s_*$.




Proof:




(a)

if $s^* = +infty$, then $E$ is not bounded above; hence ${s_n}$ is not bounded above, and there is a subsequence ${s_{n_k}}$ such that $s_{n_k} to +infty$.



If $s^*$ is real, then $E$ is bounded above, and at least one subsequential limit exists, so that (a) follows from Theorems 3.7 and 2.28.



If $s^* = -infty$, then $E$ contains only one element, namely $-infty$, and there is no subsequential limit. Hence, for any real $M$, $s_n > M$ for at most a finite number of values of $n$, so that $s_n to -infty$.



This establishes (a) in all cases.











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I am reading Walter Rudin's "Principles of Mathematical Analysis".



There are the following definition and theorem and its proof in this book.



Rudin didn't prove that $E neq emptyset$.



Why?



Rudin wrote "If $s^* = -infty$, then $E$ contains only one element" in the following proof.



But, if $E = emptyset$, then $s^* = -infty$ and $E$ contains no element.



So, I think Rudin needs to prove that $E neq emptyset$.



I cannot understand Rudin's proof.



Definition 3.16:




Let ${ s_n }$ be a sequence of real numbers. Let $E$ be the set of numbers $x$ (in the extended real number system) such that $s_{n_k} rightarrow x$ for some subsequence ${s_{n_k}}$. This set $E$ contains all subsequential limits, plus possibly the numbers $+infty$, $-infty$.



Put $$s^* = sup E,$$ $$s_* = inf E.$$




Theorem 3.17:




Let ${s_n }$ be a sequence of real numbers. Let $E$ and $s^*$ have the same meaning as in Definition 3.16. Then $s^*$ has the following two properties:



(a) $s^* in E$.



(b) If $x> s^*$, there is an integer $N$ such that $n geq N$ implies $s_n < x$.



Moreover, $s^*$ is the only number with the properties (a) and (b).



Of course, an analogous result is true for $s_*$.




Proof:




(a)

if $s^* = +infty$, then $E$ is not bounded above; hence ${s_n}$ is not bounded above, and there is a subsequence ${s_{n_k}}$ such that $s_{n_k} to +infty$.



If $s^*$ is real, then $E$ is bounded above, and at least one subsequential limit exists, so that (a) follows from Theorems 3.7 and 2.28.



If $s^* = -infty$, then $E$ contains only one element, namely $-infty$, and there is no subsequential limit. Hence, for any real $M$, $s_n > M$ for at most a finite number of values of $n$, so that $s_n to -infty$.



This establishes (a) in all cases.








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    $E$ is nonempty. Anyway, the existence of $s^*$ is contingent on the non-emptiness of $E$ so I think it's fair to say that $s^*=-infty$ implies $E={-infty}$.
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    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Jan 19 at 10:17










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    Thank you very much, Lord Shark the Unknown.
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    – tchappy ha
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    $E$ is nonempty. Anyway, the existence of $s^*$ is contingent on the non-emptiness of $E$ so I think it's fair to say that $s^*=-infty$ implies $E={-infty}$.
    $endgroup$
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Jan 19 at 10:17










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    Thank you very much, Lord Shark the Unknown.
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$E$ is nonempty. Anyway, the existence of $s^*$ is contingent on the non-emptiness of $E$ so I think it's fair to say that $s^*=-infty$ implies $E={-infty}$.
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– Lord Shark the Unknown
Jan 19 at 10:17




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$E$ is nonempty. Anyway, the existence of $s^*$ is contingent on the non-emptiness of $E$ so I think it's fair to say that $s^*=-infty$ implies $E={-infty}$.
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– Lord Shark the Unknown
Jan 19 at 10:17












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Thank you very much, Lord Shark the Unknown.
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Every sequence in $overline{mathbb{R}}$ has a convergent subsequence.



If the sequence is bounded, this is trivial by Bolzano's theorem.



Otherwise, the sequence is unbounded. If it is unbounded above, you can find a subsequence that converges to $+ infty$. If it is unbounded below, you can find a subsequence that converges to $-infty$.






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Note that $s^* = sup E$. So if $s^* =-infty$, then $E$ cannot contain any other $x in mathbb R cup {+ infty}$, otherwise $s^*$ will be greater than or equal to that element, and hence greater than $-infty$, which is not possible. So $E = {-infty}$, since $s^*$ exists only when $E$ is non empty.



If you want an argument as to why $E$ is non-empty, note that every sequence has a monotone subsequence, and every monotone sequence certainly has a limit within the extended real line(via taking the (extended real)supremum/infimum of the monotone sequence as a set depending upon whether it is increasing/decreasing), so such a limit is a member of $E$.






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Otherwise, the sequence is unbounded. If it is unbounded above, you can find a subsequence that converges to $+ infty$. If it is unbounded below, you can find a subsequence that converges to $-infty$.






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Every sequence in $overline{mathbb{R}}$ has a convergent subsequence.



If the sequence is bounded, this is trivial by Bolzano's theorem.



Otherwise, the sequence is unbounded. If it is unbounded above, you can find a subsequence that converges to $+ infty$. If it is unbounded below, you can find a subsequence that converges to $-infty$.






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Every sequence in $overline{mathbb{R}}$ has a convergent subsequence.



If the sequence is bounded, this is trivial by Bolzano's theorem.



Otherwise, the sequence is unbounded. If it is unbounded above, you can find a subsequence that converges to $+ infty$. If it is unbounded below, you can find a subsequence that converges to $-infty$.






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Every sequence in $overline{mathbb{R}}$ has a convergent subsequence.



If the sequence is bounded, this is trivial by Bolzano's theorem.



Otherwise, the sequence is unbounded. If it is unbounded above, you can find a subsequence that converges to $+ infty$. If it is unbounded below, you can find a subsequence that converges to $-infty$.







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Note that $s^* = sup E$. So if $s^* =-infty$, then $E$ cannot contain any other $x in mathbb R cup {+ infty}$, otherwise $s^*$ will be greater than or equal to that element, and hence greater than $-infty$, which is not possible. So $E = {-infty}$, since $s^*$ exists only when $E$ is non empty.



If you want an argument as to why $E$ is non-empty, note that every sequence has a monotone subsequence, and every monotone sequence certainly has a limit within the extended real line(via taking the (extended real)supremum/infimum of the monotone sequence as a set depending upon whether it is increasing/decreasing), so such a limit is a member of $E$.






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Note that $s^* = sup E$. So if $s^* =-infty$, then $E$ cannot contain any other $x in mathbb R cup {+ infty}$, otherwise $s^*$ will be greater than or equal to that element, and hence greater than $-infty$, which is not possible. So $E = {-infty}$, since $s^*$ exists only when $E$ is non empty.



If you want an argument as to why $E$ is non-empty, note that every sequence has a monotone subsequence, and every monotone sequence certainly has a limit within the extended real line(via taking the (extended real)supremum/infimum of the monotone sequence as a set depending upon whether it is increasing/decreasing), so such a limit is a member of $E$.






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Note that $s^* = sup E$. So if $s^* =-infty$, then $E$ cannot contain any other $x in mathbb R cup {+ infty}$, otherwise $s^*$ will be greater than or equal to that element, and hence greater than $-infty$, which is not possible. So $E = {-infty}$, since $s^*$ exists only when $E$ is non empty.



If you want an argument as to why $E$ is non-empty, note that every sequence has a monotone subsequence, and every monotone sequence certainly has a limit within the extended real line(via taking the (extended real)supremum/infimum of the monotone sequence as a set depending upon whether it is increasing/decreasing), so such a limit is a member of $E$.






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Note that $s^* = sup E$. So if $s^* =-infty$, then $E$ cannot contain any other $x in mathbb R cup {+ infty}$, otherwise $s^*$ will be greater than or equal to that element, and hence greater than $-infty$, which is not possible. So $E = {-infty}$, since $s^*$ exists only when $E$ is non empty.



If you want an argument as to why $E$ is non-empty, note that every sequence has a monotone subsequence, and every monotone sequence certainly has a limit within the extended real line(via taking the (extended real)supremum/infimum of the monotone sequence as a set depending upon whether it is increasing/decreasing), so such a limit is a member of $E$.







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