If $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}x_n^2<\infty$ and $\sum_{m=1}^{\infty}x_n^2<\infty$, is $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(x_n)_k^2(x_m)_k^2<\infty$?

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Let $$l^2=\left\{(x_n):\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}x_n^2<\infty\right\}$$

equipped with the norm $$\|(x_n)\|=\left(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}x_n^2\right)^{1/2}.$$

Prove that $l^2$ is complete with respect to the norm $\|\cdot\|$.

Can somebody please check my working?

Here is my working and some of my doubts:

We need to show that every Cauchy sequence in $l^2$ has a limit in $l^2$.

I first define the metric as (am I correct to define it in this way?): $$d((x_n),(x_m))=\|(x_n)-(x_m)\|=\left(\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}((x_n)_k-(x_m)_k)^2\right)^{1/2}$$

Pick any Cauchy sequence and we write it as $d((x_n),(x_m))\to0$.

So $d((x_n),(x_m))=\sqrt{\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}((x_n)_k-(x_m)_k)^2}$
$=\sqrt{\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(x_n)_k^2-2\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(x_n)_k(x_m)_k+\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(x_m)_k^2}$

Since $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(x_n)_k^2$ and $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(x_m)_k^2$ are both finite, so the sum is finite.

But here are the parts that got me stuck:

Is $\sum_{k=1}^{\infty}(x_n)_k(x_m)_k$ finite? If it is finite we are done isn't it? We have shown that there is a limit.

And my last doubt is how can we show that the limit lies in $l^2$? Do we have to show that it can be written as $\sum_{j=1}^{\infty}x_j^2$ for some $(x_j)$?

EDITTED: I think it is not a duplicated question, I asked some different points.

I really need some help. Many thanks!

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The statement in the title is true, since by the second condition the only sequence that applies is the zero sequence. However, the title seems unrelated to the question.


$$ \left|\sum^∞_{k=1}(x_n)_k(x_m)_k\right|\le\|x_n\|·\|x_m\| $$ per the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality.

For any scalar product and its norm, the CSI follows from $$ 0\le\Bigl\|\;\|v\|·u ± \|u\|·v\;\Bigr\|^2=2·\|u\|·\|v\|·\Bigl(\|u\|·\|v\|±\langle u,\,v\rangle\Bigr) $$


To prove finiteness the first step is to recognize that the Cauchy convergence also applies term-wise, so that the term-wise limit exists.