Tauberian theorems

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Let the series ∑k=1∞xk\sum_{k = 1}^{\infty } x_{k} in a Banach space converge in the Cesàro sense, i.e., lim⁡n→∞S1+S2+…+Snn\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty } \frac{S_{1}+S_{2}+\ldots +S_{n}}{n} exists (where Sn=∑k=1nxkS_{n} = \sum_{k = 1}^{n} x_{k}). Prove that if ∥xn∥=o(1n)\left\| x_{n}\right\| = o\left(\frac{1}{n}\right), then the series converges in norm.

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Let an⩾0(n=0,1,2,…)a_{n} \geqslant 0(n = 0,1,2, \ldots ) and let there exist

lim⁡x→R−0∑n=0∞anxn=S \lim _{x \rightarrow R-0} \sum _{n = 0}^{\infty } a_{n} x^{n} = S

Prove that ∑n=0∞anRn=S\sum_{n = 0}^{\infty } a_{n} R^{n} = S.

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Prove that if the power series ∑n=0∞anxn\sum_{n = 0}^{\infty } a_{n} x^{n} converges for x∈(0;1)x \in (0 ; 1),

lim⁡n→∞a1+2a2+…+nann=0,lim⁡x→1−0∑n=0∞anxn=A, \lim _{n \rightarrow \infty } \frac{a_{1}+2 a_{2}+\ldots +n a_{n}}{n} = 0, \quad \lim _{x \rightarrow 1-0} \sum _{n = 0}^{\infty } a_{n} x^{n} = A,

then

∑n=0∞an=A. \sum _{n = 0}^{\infty } a_{n} = A.
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Let the radius of convergence of the power series ∑n=0∞anxn\sum_{n = 0}^{\infty } a_{n} x^{n} equal 1 and an>0(n=0,1,2,…)a_{n} > 0(n = 0,1,2, \ldots ). Prove that:

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(1)

if the sum f(x)f(x) of this series is bounded on the interval [0;1)[0 ; 1), then the series ∑n=0∞an\sum_{n = 0}^{\infty } a_{n} converges and lim⁡x→1−0f(x)=∑n=0∞an\lim_{x \rightarrow 1-0} f(x) = \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty } a_{n};

(2)

if the series ∑n=1∞an\sum_{n = 1}^{\infty } a_{n} diverges, then lim⁡x→1−0f(x)=+∞\lim_{x \rightarrow 1-0} f(x) = +\infty.

Let an↓0,p⩾0,α∈Ra_{n} \downarrow 0, p \geqslant 0, \alpha \in \mathbb {R}. Prove that

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(a)

if ∑1⩽k⩽nkαak=O(np)\sum_{1 \leqslant k \leqslant n} k^{\alpha } a_{k}=O\left(n^{p}\right), then an=O(np−α−1)a_{n}=O\left(n^{p-\alpha -1}\right);

(b)

if ∑1⩽k⩽nkαak=o(np)\sum_{1 \leqslant k \leqslant n} k^{\alpha } a_{k}=o\left(n^{p}\right), then an=o(np−α−1)a_{n}=o\left(n^{p-\alpha -1}\right);

(c)

if ∑k⩾nkαak=O(n−p)\quad \sum_{k \geqslant n} k^{\alpha } a_{k}=O\left(n^{-p}\right), then an=O(n−p−α−1)a_{n}=O\left(n^{-p-\alpha -1}\right);

(d)

if ∑k⩾nkαak=o(n−p)\quad \sum_{k \geqslant n} k^{\alpha } a_{k}=o\left(n^{-p}\right), then an=o(n−p−α−1)a_{n}=o\left(n^{-p-\alpha -1}\right).

Let an↓0,Sn=a1+…+an∼n1−p1−pa_{n} \downarrow 0, S_{n}=a_{1}+\ldots +a_{n} \sim \frac{n^{1-p}}{1-p}, where 0<p<10<p<1.

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(a)

Prove that an∼n−pa_{n} \sim n^{-p}.

(b)

Can one claim that an∼1na_{n} \sim \frac{1}{n}, if Sn∼ln⁡nS_{n} \sim \ln n ?

Let an↓0a_{n} \downarrow 0 and ∑an<+∞\sum a_{n}<+\infty, with ∑k⩾nak∼n−p\sum_{k \geqslant n} a_{k} \sim n^{-p}, where p>0p>0. Prove that an∼pn−1−pa_{n} \sim p n^{-1-p}.

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Let an↓0a_{n} \downarrow 0. Prove that

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(a)

lim‾⁡ε⋅→+01ln⁡(1/ε)∑an1+ε=lim‾⁡N→∞1ln⁡ln⁡(1/aN)∑1⩽n⩽Nan\varlimsup_{\varepsilon \cdot \rightarrow +0} \frac{1}{\ln (1 / \varepsilon )} \sum a_{n}^{1+\varepsilon }=\varlimsup_{N \rightarrow \infty } \frac{1}{\ln \ln \left(1 / a_{N}\right)} \sum_{1 \leqslant n \leqslant N} a_{n};

(b)

lim⁡‾ε→+0ε∑an1+ε⩽lim⁡‾N→∞1ln⁡(1/aN)∑1⩽n⩽Nan⩽elim⁡‾ε→+0ε∑an1+ε\overline{\lim }_{\varepsilon \rightarrow +0} \varepsilon \sum a_{n}^{1+\varepsilon } \leqslant \overline{\lim }_{N \rightarrow \infty } \frac{1}{\ln \left(1 / a_{N}\right)} \sum_{1 \leqslant n \leqslant N} a_{n} \leqslant e \overline{\lim }_{\varepsilon \rightarrow +0} \varepsilon \sum a_{n}^{1+\varepsilon }.

Can the coefficient ee in inequality b) be decreased?

Let αn>0,∑αn<+∞\alpha_{n}>0, \sum \alpha_{n}<+\infty and f(t)=t∑αn1+t2αnf(t)=t \sum \frac{\alpha_{n}}{1+t^{2} \alpha_{n}} for t⩾0t \geqslant 0. Prove that the behavior of the function ff as t→+∞t \rightarrow +\infty is closely related to the behavior of the sequence {nαn}\left\{ n \sqrt{\alpha_{n}}\right\} :

π2lim⁡nαn⩽lim⁡t→+∞f(t)⩽lim‾⁡t→+∞f(t)⩽π2lim⁡‾nαn \frac{\pi }{2} \lim n \sqrt{\alpha _{n}} \leqslant \lim _{t \rightarrow +\infty } f(t) \leqslant \varlimsup _{t \rightarrow +\infty } f(t) \leqslant \frac{\pi }{2} \overline{\lim } n \sqrt{\alpha _{n}}

Moreover,

sup⁡t⩾0f(t)⩽π2sup⁡nαn \sup _{t \geqslant 0} f(t) \leqslant \frac{\pi }{2} \sup n \sqrt{\alpha _{n}}

and the coefficient π2\frac{\pi }{2} cannot be decreased.

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Prove the theorem of Tauber stated in Section 9.1.

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If α>0\alpha > 0 and αx=1\alpha x = 1, prove that

1−α<α[x]≤1 1-\alpha < \alpha [x] \leq 1

and deduce from this that exK(x)e^{x} K(x) is bounded, as asserted in the proof of Theorem 9.12.

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Problem 3.9.14 from Rudin W. "Functional Analysis" [Rud91]More problems in Chapter 3.9 "Tauberian Theory"

Complete the details in the following outline of Wiener's proof of Littlewood's theorem. Assume ∣nan∣≤1,f(r)=∑0∞anrn\left|n a_{n}\right| \leq 1, f(r) = \sum_{0}^{\infty } a_{n} r^{n}, and f(r)→0f(r) \rightarrow 0 as r→1r \rightarrow 1. If sn=a0+⋯+ans_{n} = a_{0}+\cdots +a_{n}, it is to be proved that sn→0s_{n} \rightarrow 0 as n→∞n \rightarrow \infty.

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(a)

∣sn−f(1−1/n)∣<2\left|s_{n}-f(1-1 / n)\right| < 2. Hence {sn}\left\{ s_{n}\right\} is bounded.

(b)

If ϕ(x)=sn\phi (x) = s_{n} on [n,n+1)[n, n+1) and 0<x<y0 < x < y, then

∣ϕ(y)−ϕ(x)∣≤y+1−xx \left|\phi (y)-\phi (x)\right| \leq \frac{y+1-x}{x}
(c)

∫0∞xe−xtϕ(t)dt=f(e−x)→0\int_{0}^{\infty } x e^{-x t} \phi (t) d t = f\left(e^{-x}\right) \rightarrow 0 as x→0x \rightarrow 0. Hence

lim⁡x→∞∫0∞K(xu)ϕ(u)duu=0 \lim _{x \rightarrow \infty } \int _{0}^{\infty } K\left(\frac{x}{u}\right) \phi (u) \frac{d u}{u} = 0

if

K(x)=(1x)exp⁡(−1x) K(x) = \left(\frac{1}{x}\right) \exp \left(-\frac{1}{x}\right)
(d)

∫0∞K(x)x−itdxx=Γ(1+it)≠0\int_{0}^{\infty } K(x) x^{-i t} \frac{d x}{x} = \Gamma (1+i t) \neq 0 if tt is real.

(e)

Put H(x)=1/(εx)H(x) = 1 /(\varepsilon x) if (1+ε)−1<x<1,H(x)=0(1+\varepsilon )^{-1} < x < 1, H(x) = 0 otherwise. Conclude that

lim⁡x→∞1εx∫x(1+ε)xϕ(y)dy=0 \lim _{x \rightarrow \infty } \frac{1}{\varepsilon x} \int _{x}^{(1+\varepsilon ) x} \phi (y) d y = 0
(f)

By (b) and (e), lim⁡x→∞ϕ(x)=0\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty } \phi (x) = 0. Note: If nan→0n a_{n} \rightarrow 0 is assumed to hold, then a modification of step (a)(a) is all that is needed for the proof.

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