If $f(x)$ is continuous on $[a,b]$ and $M=max ; |f(x)|$, is $M=lim limits_{ntoinfty}...












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Let $f(x)$ be a continuous real-valued function on $[a,b]$ and $M=max{|f(x)| ; :; x in [a,b]}$. Is it true that:
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M= lim_{ntoinfty}left(int_a^b|f(x)|^n,mathrm dxright)^{1/n} ?
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    Did you forget $limlimits_{ntoinfty}$ somewhere?
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    In other words, you are asking if $| f |_n to | f |_infty$ for a continuous $f$.
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Let $f(x)$ be a continuous real-valued function on $[a,b]$ and $M=max{|f(x)| ; :; x in [a,b]}$. Is it true that:
$$
M= lim_{ntoinfty}left(int_a^b|f(x)|^n,mathrm dxright)^{1/n} ?
$$



Thanks!










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    Did you forget $limlimits_{ntoinfty}$ somewhere?
    – Ilya
    Dec 4 '11 at 17:46






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    In other words, you are asking if $| f |_n to | f |_infty$ for a continuous $f$.
    – Srivatsan
    Dec 4 '11 at 19:09
















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Let $f(x)$ be a continuous real-valued function on $[a,b]$ and $M=max{|f(x)| ; :; x in [a,b]}$. Is it true that:
$$
M= lim_{ntoinfty}left(int_a^b|f(x)|^n,mathrm dxright)^{1/n} ?
$$



Thanks!










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Let $f(x)$ be a continuous real-valued function on $[a,b]$ and $M=max{|f(x)| ; :; x in [a,b]}$. Is it true that:
$$
M= lim_{ntoinfty}left(int_a^b|f(x)|^n,mathrm dxright)^{1/n} ?
$$



Thanks!







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  • 3




    Did you forget $limlimits_{ntoinfty}$ somewhere?
    – Ilya
    Dec 4 '11 at 17:46






  • 6




    In other words, you are asking if $| f |_n to | f |_infty$ for a continuous $f$.
    – Srivatsan
    Dec 4 '11 at 19:09
















  • 3




    Did you forget $limlimits_{ntoinfty}$ somewhere?
    – Ilya
    Dec 4 '11 at 17:46






  • 6




    In other words, you are asking if $| f |_n to | f |_infty$ for a continuous $f$.
    – Srivatsan
    Dec 4 '11 at 19:09










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Did you forget $limlimits_{ntoinfty}$ somewhere?
– Ilya
Dec 4 '11 at 17:46




Did you forget $limlimits_{ntoinfty}$ somewhere?
– Ilya
Dec 4 '11 at 17:46




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In other words, you are asking if $| f |_n to | f |_infty$ for a continuous $f$.
– Srivatsan
Dec 4 '11 at 19:09






In other words, you are asking if $| f |_n to | f |_infty$ for a continuous $f$.
– Srivatsan
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Put $S_{delta}:={xinleft[a,bright], |f(x)|geq M-delta}$ for any $delta>0$. Then we have for all $n$
$$Mcdot (b-a)^{frac 1n}geqleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq left(int_{S_{delta}}|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq (M-delta)left(lambda(S_{delta})right)^{frac 1n}.$$
Since $f$ is continuous, the measure of $S_{delta}$ is positive and taking the $liminf$ and $limsup$, we can see that
$$Mgeq limsup_n left(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq M-deltaquad mbox{and }quad Mgeq liminf_nleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq M-delta$$
for all $delta>0$, so $lim_{ntoinfty}left(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}=M$.






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  • Why do you absolutely need to take the lim inf and lim sup? All the limits exists.
    – Patrick Da Silva
    Jan 5 '12 at 10:42






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    @PatrickDaSilva We don't know a priori that the limit $lim_nleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^nright)^{frac 1n}$ exists.
    – Davide Giraudo
    Jan 5 '12 at 12:36










  • Hm. I thought it was a sandwich argument at first, but I noticed the difference. Thanks for pointing it out
    – Patrick Da Silva
    Jan 5 '12 at 23:13



















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It can be seen as a particular case of Laplace's principle. For simplicity assume that $f(x) ge 0$.



$$lim_{nrightarrowinfty} log frac{1}{n} int_a^b exp(n log f(x))mathrm d x = max_{xin[a,b]} log f(x)$$



Taking $exp$ of both sides gives the result.






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    Put $S_{delta}:={xinleft[a,bright], |f(x)|geq M-delta}$ for any $delta>0$. Then we have for all $n$
    $$Mcdot (b-a)^{frac 1n}geqleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq left(int_{S_{delta}}|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq (M-delta)left(lambda(S_{delta})right)^{frac 1n}.$$
    Since $f$ is continuous, the measure of $S_{delta}$ is positive and taking the $liminf$ and $limsup$, we can see that
    $$Mgeq limsup_n left(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq M-deltaquad mbox{and }quad Mgeq liminf_nleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq M-delta$$
    for all $delta>0$, so $lim_{ntoinfty}left(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}=M$.






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    • Why do you absolutely need to take the lim inf and lim sup? All the limits exists.
      – Patrick Da Silva
      Jan 5 '12 at 10:42






    • 3




      @PatrickDaSilva We don't know a priori that the limit $lim_nleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^nright)^{frac 1n}$ exists.
      – Davide Giraudo
      Jan 5 '12 at 12:36










    • Hm. I thought it was a sandwich argument at first, but I noticed the difference. Thanks for pointing it out
      – Patrick Da Silva
      Jan 5 '12 at 23:13
















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    Put $S_{delta}:={xinleft[a,bright], |f(x)|geq M-delta}$ for any $delta>0$. Then we have for all $n$
    $$Mcdot (b-a)^{frac 1n}geqleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq left(int_{S_{delta}}|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq (M-delta)left(lambda(S_{delta})right)^{frac 1n}.$$
    Since $f$ is continuous, the measure of $S_{delta}$ is positive and taking the $liminf$ and $limsup$, we can see that
    $$Mgeq limsup_n left(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq M-deltaquad mbox{and }quad Mgeq liminf_nleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq M-delta$$
    for all $delta>0$, so $lim_{ntoinfty}left(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}=M$.






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    • Why do you absolutely need to take the lim inf and lim sup? All the limits exists.
      – Patrick Da Silva
      Jan 5 '12 at 10:42






    • 3




      @PatrickDaSilva We don't know a priori that the limit $lim_nleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^nright)^{frac 1n}$ exists.
      – Davide Giraudo
      Jan 5 '12 at 12:36










    • Hm. I thought it was a sandwich argument at first, but I noticed the difference. Thanks for pointing it out
      – Patrick Da Silva
      Jan 5 '12 at 23:13














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    Put $S_{delta}:={xinleft[a,bright], |f(x)|geq M-delta}$ for any $delta>0$. Then we have for all $n$
    $$Mcdot (b-a)^{frac 1n}geqleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq left(int_{S_{delta}}|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq (M-delta)left(lambda(S_{delta})right)^{frac 1n}.$$
    Since $f$ is continuous, the measure of $S_{delta}$ is positive and taking the $liminf$ and $limsup$, we can see that
    $$Mgeq limsup_n left(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq M-deltaquad mbox{and }quad Mgeq liminf_nleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq M-delta$$
    for all $delta>0$, so $lim_{ntoinfty}left(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}=M$.






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    Put $S_{delta}:={xinleft[a,bright], |f(x)|geq M-delta}$ for any $delta>0$. Then we have for all $n$
    $$Mcdot (b-a)^{frac 1n}geqleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq left(int_{S_{delta}}|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq (M-delta)left(lambda(S_{delta})right)^{frac 1n}.$$
    Since $f$ is continuous, the measure of $S_{delta}$ is positive and taking the $liminf$ and $limsup$, we can see that
    $$Mgeq limsup_n left(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq M-deltaquad mbox{and }quad Mgeq liminf_nleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}geq M-delta$$
    for all $delta>0$, so $lim_{ntoinfty}left(int_a^b|f(x)|^ndxright)^{frac 1n}=M$.







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    • Why do you absolutely need to take the lim inf and lim sup? All the limits exists.
      – Patrick Da Silva
      Jan 5 '12 at 10:42






    • 3




      @PatrickDaSilva We don't know a priori that the limit $lim_nleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^nright)^{frac 1n}$ exists.
      – Davide Giraudo
      Jan 5 '12 at 12:36










    • Hm. I thought it was a sandwich argument at first, but I noticed the difference. Thanks for pointing it out
      – Patrick Da Silva
      Jan 5 '12 at 23:13


















    • Why do you absolutely need to take the lim inf and lim sup? All the limits exists.
      – Patrick Da Silva
      Jan 5 '12 at 10:42






    • 3




      @PatrickDaSilva We don't know a priori that the limit $lim_nleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^nright)^{frac 1n}$ exists.
      – Davide Giraudo
      Jan 5 '12 at 12:36










    • Hm. I thought it was a sandwich argument at first, but I noticed the difference. Thanks for pointing it out
      – Patrick Da Silva
      Jan 5 '12 at 23:13
















    Why do you absolutely need to take the lim inf and lim sup? All the limits exists.
    – Patrick Da Silva
    Jan 5 '12 at 10:42




    Why do you absolutely need to take the lim inf and lim sup? All the limits exists.
    – Patrick Da Silva
    Jan 5 '12 at 10:42




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    @PatrickDaSilva We don't know a priori that the limit $lim_nleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^nright)^{frac 1n}$ exists.
    – Davide Giraudo
    Jan 5 '12 at 12:36




    @PatrickDaSilva We don't know a priori that the limit $lim_nleft(int_a^b|f(x)|^nright)^{frac 1n}$ exists.
    – Davide Giraudo
    Jan 5 '12 at 12:36












    Hm. I thought it was a sandwich argument at first, but I noticed the difference. Thanks for pointing it out
    – Patrick Da Silva
    Jan 5 '12 at 23:13




    Hm. I thought it was a sandwich argument at first, but I noticed the difference. Thanks for pointing it out
    – Patrick Da Silva
    Jan 5 '12 at 23:13











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    It can be seen as a particular case of Laplace's principle. For simplicity assume that $f(x) ge 0$.



    $$lim_{nrightarrowinfty} log frac{1}{n} int_a^b exp(n log f(x))mathrm d x = max_{xin[a,b]} log f(x)$$



    Taking $exp$ of both sides gives the result.






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      It can be seen as a particular case of Laplace's principle. For simplicity assume that $f(x) ge 0$.



      $$lim_{nrightarrowinfty} log frac{1}{n} int_a^b exp(n log f(x))mathrm d x = max_{xin[a,b]} log f(x)$$



      Taking $exp$ of both sides gives the result.






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        It can be seen as a particular case of Laplace's principle. For simplicity assume that $f(x) ge 0$.



        $$lim_{nrightarrowinfty} log frac{1}{n} int_a^b exp(n log f(x))mathrm d x = max_{xin[a,b]} log f(x)$$



        Taking $exp$ of both sides gives the result.






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        It can be seen as a particular case of Laplace's principle. For simplicity assume that $f(x) ge 0$.



        $$lim_{nrightarrowinfty} log frac{1}{n} int_a^b exp(n log f(x))mathrm d x = max_{xin[a,b]} log f(x)$$



        Taking $exp$ of both sides gives the result.







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