If $\sum f_n$ converges uniformly and $\sum |f_n|$ converges pointwise, does $\sum |f_n|$ converge uniformly?

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Uniform convergence of $∑ f_n$ along with pointwise convergence of $ ∑ | f_n(x)| $ implies uniform convergence of $∑ | f_n(x)|$? If true, prove it; if not true, give a counterexample.

I don't think this is right but I have trouble thinking about a counterexample. Could you please think of any? Thanks a lot!

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Sketch: For $x\in [0,1],$ the power series

$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^{n+1}\frac{x^n}{n}.$$

converges uniformly to $\ln(1+x)$ on $[0,1].$ That requires some proof (Dirichlet's theorem for uniform convergence will do it), but after all this is just a sketch.

Now let's restrict to $[0,1).$ Then this power series is absolutely convergent on $[0,1).$ But the absolute value series, namely

$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{x^n}{n},$$

does not converge uniformly on $[0,1).$