proof that spaces are complete
Let’s prove completeness for the classical Banach spaces, say where .
Since the case is elementary, we may assume .Let be a Cauchy sequence. Define and for define . Then and we see that
Thus it suffices to prove that etc.
It suffices to prove that each absolutely summable series in issummable in to some element in .
Let be a sequence in with, and define functions bysetting . From the Minkowski inequality
wehave
Hence
For each , is an increasing sequence of (extended) realnumbers and so must converge to an extended real number . Thefunction so defined is measurable, and, since , we have
by Fatou’s Lemma. Hence is integrable, and is finite foralmost all .
For each such that is finite the series is an absolutely summable series of real numbers and so must be summableto a real number . If we set for those where, we have defined a function which is the limit almosteverywhere of the partial sums . Hence ismeasurable. Since , we have .Consequently, is in and we have
Since is integrable and converges to foralmost all , we have
by the Lebesgue Convergence Theorem. Thus , whence. Consequently, the series has in the sum.
References
Royden, H. L. Real analysis. Third edition. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1988.