St41n Messages 32 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Sep 7, 2009 #1 Is [tex]\limsup\limits_{n\in\mathbb{N}} x_n[/tex] any different than [tex]\limsup\limits_{n\to\infty} x_n[/tex] ?
Is [tex]\limsup\limits_{n\in\mathbb{N}} x_n[/tex] any different than [tex]\limsup\limits_{n\to\infty} x_n[/tex] ?
n!kofeyn Messages 535 Reaction score 3 Sep 7, 2009 #2 The limsup is a limit, so the notation on the left doesn't really have any meaning and the notation on the right is correct. You use something like what you have on the left for just the sup, i.e. [tex]\sup_{n\in\mathbb{N}}[/tex] of some set.
The limsup is a limit, so the notation on the left doesn't really have any meaning and the notation on the right is correct. You use something like what you have on the left for just the sup, i.e. [tex]\sup_{n\in\mathbb{N}}[/tex] of some set.