Functional Analysis- A.A.
2018-2019
PhD in Statistics
teacher Annalisa Cesaroni
Some other problems on convergence in Lp spaces.
Exercise 1. Let Ω ⊆ Rn be a open set, fk , f ∈ Lp (Ω), for all k ∈ N.
(1) Show that if fk → f (strongly) in Lp (Ω) then limk kfk kp = kf kp .
(2) Show that if fk * f (weakly) in Lp (Ω) then lim inf k kfk kp ≥ kf kp .
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Exercise 2. Let Ω ⊆ Rn be a open set, let p ≥ 1 and q = p−1 .
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Let fk , f ∈ L (Ω), for all k ∈ N, gk , g ∈ L (Ω), for all k ∈ N.
(1) Assume fk → f (strongly) in Lp (Ω) and gk → g (strongly) in Lq (Ω).
Show that fk gk → f g (strongly) in L1 (Ω).
(2) Assume fk → f (strongly) in Lp (Ω) and gk * g (weakly) in Lq (Ω) (this implies
in particular that kgk kq ≤ M ).
Show that fk gk → f g (strongly) in L1 (Ω).
Exercise 3. Let Ω ⊆ Rn be a open set, and fk , f ∈ L2 (Ω), for all k ∈ N such that
fk * f weakly in L2 (Ω).
Show that if limk kfk k2 = kf k2 , then fk → f strongly in L2 (Ω).
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Exercise 4. Let Ω = (0, +∞) ⊆ R, p > 1 and consider fk (x) = k p e−kx .
(1) Show that fk → 0 almost everywhere.
(2) Show that fk 6→ 0 strongly in Lp (0, +∞).
(3) Show that fk * 0 weakly in Lp (0, +∞).
(4) Show that fk → 0 strongly in Lq (0, +∞) for all 1 ≤ q < p.
Exercise 5. Let Ω = (0, +∞) ⊆ R, and consider fk (x) = χ[k,k+1] (x).
(1) Show that fk → 0 almost everywhere.
(2) Show that fk 6→ 0 strongly in Lp (0, +∞) for any p ∈ [1, +∞).
(3) Show that fk * 0 weakly in Lp (0, +∞) for any p > 1.
(4) Show that fk 6* 0 weakly in L1 (0, +∞).
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Exercise 6. Let p > 1 and g ∈ ∩1≤q≤p Lq (Rn ). We consider gk (x) = k p g(kx).
(1) Show that gk * 0 weakly in Lp (Rn ).
(2) Show that gk 6→ 0 strongly in Lp (Rn ).
(3) Show that gk → 0 strongly in Lq (Rn ) for all 1 ≤ q < p.