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Show that the space c_0 of all sequences of real numbers that converge to
0 is a complete space with the l^\infty norm. First I let A^j=\{a_k^j\}_{k=1}^\infty be a sequence of sequences converging to zero and I assume that it is norm summable:
\sum \limits_{j=1}^\infty ||A^j||_\infty < \infty
I argue that S= \sum \limits_{j=1}^\infty A^j converges componentwise.
Then I want to show that the sequence S converges to 0 at infinity (and hence is in c_0). Fix \varepsilon >0. For each j, choose a K_j such that k \geq K_j implies |a_k^j| < \frac{\varepsilon}{2^j}. Given N>0 let K=\sup\limits_{k\leq N} K_k. Then for k\geq K we have
|S_k|=|\sum \limits_{j=1}^{\infty}a_k^j| \leq \sum \limits_{j=1}^{N}|a_k^j|+\sum \limits_{j=N+1}^{\infty}|a_k^j|\leq \varepsilon + \sum \limits_{j=N+1}^{\infty}|a_k^j|.
Here is where I am stuck. I know the quantity on the right goes to 0 if I make N large enough, but putting that down rigorously presents a difficulty. Any ideas?
0 is a complete space with the l^\infty norm. First I let A^j=\{a_k^j\}_{k=1}^\infty be a sequence of sequences converging to zero and I assume that it is norm summable:
\sum \limits_{j=1}^\infty ||A^j||_\infty < \infty
I argue that S= \sum \limits_{j=1}^\infty A^j converges componentwise.
Then I want to show that the sequence S converges to 0 at infinity (and hence is in c_0). Fix \varepsilon >0. For each j, choose a K_j such that k \geq K_j implies |a_k^j| < \frac{\varepsilon}{2^j}. Given N>0 let K=\sup\limits_{k\leq N} K_k. Then for k\geq K we have
|S_k|=|\sum \limits_{j=1}^{\infty}a_k^j| \leq \sum \limits_{j=1}^{N}|a_k^j|+\sum \limits_{j=N+1}^{\infty}|a_k^j|\leq \varepsilon + \sum \limits_{j=N+1}^{\infty}|a_k^j|.
Here is where I am stuck. I know the quantity on the right goes to 0 if I make N large enough, but putting that down rigorously presents a difficulty. Any ideas?
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