On integration, measurability, almost everywhere concept

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The discussion focuses on proving the measurability of the function \( h(\omega) \) defined as \( h(\omega) = f(\omega) \) if \( f(\omega) \in \mathbb{R} \) and \( h(\omega) = 0 \) if \( f(\omega) = \infty \). It is established that \( h \) is measurable because it can be expressed as the product of the measurable function \( f \) and the indicator function \( I_{\mathbb{R}}(f(\omega)) \), which is also measurable. Furthermore, it is concluded that the integrals \( \int f d\mu \) and \( \int h d\mu \) are equal due to the fact that \( f \) has a finite integral, implying that the set where \( f \) is infinite has measure zero, thus \( f = h \) almost everywhere.

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Suppose $\int f d\mu < \infty.$ Let $$h(\omega)=\begin{cases}f(\omega) \ \ \ \text{if} \ \ f(\omega)\in \mathbb{R} \\ \\ 0 \ \ \ \text{if} \ \ \ f(\omega)=\infty\end{cases}$$
How to show $h$ is measurable and $\int f d\mu = \int h d\mu?$

**Attempt:** It is known that the product of two measurable functions is again measurable, and note that $h(\omega)=f(\omega)I_\mathbb{R}(f(\omega))$ *(is this formulation right?)*.

**Claim:** $I_\mathbb{R}(f(\omega))$ is measurable.

*Proof:* $\mathbb{R}$ is measurable because it is a Borel set. So for any $\alpha \in \mathbb{R},$

$$\left\{{f(\omega) \in {\mathbb{R}}: I_\mathbb{R} \left({f(\omega)}\right) \ge \alpha}\right\} = \begin{cases}\varnothing & \text{if $1 < \alpha$}\\
\mathbb{R} & \text{if $0 < \alpha \le 1$}\\
{\mathbb{R}} & \text{if $\alpha \le 0$}\end{cases}.$$

Since $\varnothing$ and $\mathbb{R}$ are measurable, we conclude that $I_\mathbb{R}(f(\omega))$ is measurable.

Now how can I show that the two integrals are equal?

And is my work above correct?

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Hi kalish,

Just note that $$f$$ having a finite integral implies $$\mu(\{\omega \in \mathbb{R} \ : \ f(\omega)=\infty\})=0$$ , hence $$f=h$$ a.e.p.
 

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