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Palindrom
Dec30-06, 09:27 AM
It started out as an attempt to solve a HW question (which I also posted in the appropriate forum), but now I'm just curious as to the general case;

Assume f>0 is a measurable function from [0,infinity) to itself. Then if xf(x) tends to zero as x tends to zero, there is a positive \epsilon for which the integral of f over [0,\epsilon ] is finite.

This is following the intuition that while 1/x isn't integrable, multypling it by anything that tends to zero is.

What do you say? True, not true?

StatusX
Dec30-06, 10:14 AM
No, take f(x)=1/(x ln(x)).

matt grime
Dec30-06, 10:25 AM
1/x isn't even a function from [0,infinity) to itself, never mind a measurable one.

Palindrom
Dec30-06, 10:38 AM
Ok, one by one:

StatusX, 1/ln(x) doesn't tend to zero when x tends to zero, it tends to infinity... Edit: wait, it does, I'm an idiot.

matt - It's almost everywhere defined, what's the problem? Define 1/0=81...

Palindrom
Dec30-06, 10:45 AM
Ok, why is 1/(xln(x)) not integrable?

Another stupid question, I answered myself... Thanks!

Gib Z
Dec30-06, 09:50 PM
What baffles me is that you define 1/0 to be 81...