Show Directly That Any Multiple of a Cauchy Sequence Is Again a Cauchy Sequence

Sequence of points that get progressively closer to each other

(a) The plot of a Cauchy sequence ${\displaystyle (x_{due north}),}$ shown in blue, as ${\displaystyle x_{due north}}$ versus ${\displaystyle north.}$ If the space containing the sequence is consummate, and then the sequence has a limit.

(b) A sequence that is not Cauchy. The elements of the sequence practise not get arbitrarily close to each other as the sequence progresses.

In mathematics, a Cauchy sequence (French pronunciation: ​ [koʃi]; KOH-shee), named after Augustin-Louis Cauchy, is a sequence whose elements become arbitrarily close to each other as the sequence progresses.^[1] More precisely, given whatever pocket-size positive altitude, all but a finite number of elements of the sequence are less than that given altitude from each other.

It is not sufficient for each term to become arbitrarily close to the preceding term. For instance, in the sequence of square roots of natural numbers:

$${\displaystyle a_{n}={\sqrt {n}},}$$

the consecutive terms become arbitrarily shut to each other:

$${\displaystyle a_{n+ane}-a_{n}={\sqrt {n+1}}-{\sqrt {northward}}={\frac {one}{{\sqrt {n+1}}+{\sqrt {n}}}}<{\frac {ane}{ii{\sqrt {due north}}}}.}$$

However, with growing values of the index n, the terms ${\displaystyle a_{n}}$ go arbitrarily big. So, for whatsoever alphabetize n and altitude d, there exists an alphabetize yard big plenty such that ${\displaystyle a_{g}-a_{north}>d.}$ (Really, whatsoever ${\displaystyle m>\left({\sqrt {n}}+d\right)^{ii}}$ suffices.) As a outcome, despite how far i goes, the remaining terms of the sequence never get close to each other; hence the sequence is not Cauchy.

The utility of Cauchy sequences lies in the fact that in a complete metric space (one where all such sequences are known to converge to a limit), the benchmark for convergence depends just on the terms of the sequence itself, equally opposed to the definition of convergence, which uses the limit value besides as the terms. This is ofttimes exploited in algorithms, both theoretical and practical, where an iterative process can be shown relatively hands to produce a Cauchy sequence, consisting of the iterates, thus fulfilling a logical condition, such every bit termination.

Generalizations of Cauchy sequences in more than abstruse uniform spaces exist in the form of Cauchy filters and Cauchy nets.

In existent numbers [edit]

A sequence

$${\displaystyle x_{1},x_{2},x_{three},\ldots }$$

of real numbers is called a Cauchy sequence if for every positive real number ${\displaystyle \varepsilon ,}$ there is a positive integer N such that for all natural numbers ${\displaystyle g,n>Northward,}$

$${\displaystyle |x_{m}-x_{n}|<\varepsilon ,}$$

where the vertical confined announce the absolute value. In a similar fashion 1 can define Cauchy sequences of rational or circuitous numbers. Cauchy formulated such a condition by requiring ${\displaystyle x_{m}-x_{n}}$ to be infinitesimal for every pair of infinite m, north.

For any real number r, the sequence of truncated decimal expansions of r forms a Cauchy sequence. For example, when ${\displaystyle r=\pi ,}$ this sequence is (three, iii.1, 3.fourteen, three.141, ...). The one thousandthursday and nthursday terms differ by at almost ${\displaystyle ten^{1-g}}$ when m < n, and equally m grows this becomes smaller than any stock-still positive number ${\displaystyle \varepsilon .}$

Modulus of Cauchy convergence [edit]

If ${\displaystyle (x_{1},x_{ii},x_{3},...)}$ is a sequence in the set up ${\displaystyle X,}$ then a modulus of Cauchy convergence for the sequence is a function ${\displaystyle \blastoff }$ from the set of natural numbers to itself, such that for all natural numbers ${\displaystyle k}$ and natural numbers ${\displaystyle g,n>\alpha (k),}$ ${\displaystyle |x_{m}-x_{north}|<1/k.}$

Any sequence with a modulus of Cauchy convergence is a Cauchy sequence. The being of a modulus for a Cauchy sequence follows from the well-ordering property of the natural numbers (allow ${\displaystyle \alpha (m)}$ be the smallest possible ${\displaystyle North}$ in the definition of Cauchy sequence, taking ${\displaystyle r}$ to exist ${\displaystyle 1/thousand}$ ). The beingness of a modulus also follows from the principle of dependent selection, which is a weak form of the axiom of selection, and it also follows from an fifty-fifty weaker condition chosen AC₀₀. Regular Cauchy sequences are sequences with a given modulus of Cauchy convergence (usually ${\displaystyle \blastoff (yard)=k}$ or ${\displaystyle \alpha (thou)=2^{k}}$ ). Any Cauchy sequence with a modulus of Cauchy convergence is equivalent to a regular Cauchy sequence; this can be proven without using any form of the axiom of choice.

Moduli of Cauchy convergence are used past constructive mathematicians who practice not wish to use any grade of choice. Using a modulus of Cauchy convergence can simplify both definitions and theorems in constructive assay. Regular Cauchy sequences were used past Errett Bishop in his Foundations of Effective Analysis, and by Douglas Bridges in a non-constructive textbook (ISBN 978-0-387-98239-7).

In a metric space [edit]

Since the definition of a Cauchy sequence only involves metric concepts, information technology is straightforward to generalize it to whatever metric space X. To do and so, the absolute value ${\displaystyle \left|x_{chiliad}-x_{north}\right|}$ is replaced past the distance ${\displaystyle d\left(x_{thou},x_{north}\correct)}$ (where d denotes a metric) betwixt ${\displaystyle x_{m}}$ and ${\displaystyle x_{n}.}$

Formally, given a metric space ${\displaystyle (X,d),}$ a sequence

$${\displaystyle x_{1},x_{2},x_{three},\ldots }$$

is Cauchy, if for every positive real number ${\displaystyle \varepsilon >0}$ in that location is a positive integer ${\displaystyle N}$ such that for all positive integers ${\displaystyle m,n>N,}$ the altitude

$${\displaystyle d\left(x_{m},x_{n}\right)<\varepsilon .}$$

Roughly speaking, the terms of the sequence are getting closer and closer together in a way that suggests that the sequence ought to have a limit in X. Nevertheless, such a limit does not e'er exist within Ten: the belongings of a infinite that every Cauchy sequence converges in the space is called completeness, and is detailed below.

Completeness [edit]

A metric space (10, d) in which every Cauchy sequence converges to an element of X is called complete.

Examples [edit]

The existent numbers are complete under the metric induced by the usual accented value, and one of the standard constructions of the real numbers involves Cauchy sequences of rational numbers. In this construction, each equivalence class of Cauchy sequences of rational numbers with a certain tail beliefs—that is, each form of sequences that get arbitrarily close to ane another— is a real number.

A rather different type of example is afforded by a metric space X which has the discrete metric (where whatsoever two distinct points are at distance 1 from each other). Any Cauchy sequence of elements of Ten must be constant beyond some fixed point, and converges to the eventually repeating term.

Non-instance: rational numbers [edit]

The rational numbers ${\displaystyle \mathbb {Q} }$ are not complete (for the usual altitude):
At that place are sequences of rationals that converge (in ${\displaystyle \mathbb {R} }$ ) to irrational numbers; these are Cauchy sequences having no limit in ${\displaystyle \mathbb {Q} .}$ In fact, if a real number x is irrational, then the sequence (ten _n ), whose n-thursday term is the truncation to due north decimal places of the decimal expansion of x, gives a Cauchy sequence of rational numbers with irrational limit x. Irrational numbers certainly exist in ${\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ,}$ for example:

• The sequence defined by ${\displaystyle x_{0}=one,x_{n+1}={\frac {x_{n}+{\frac {ii}{x_{n}}}}{2}}}$ consists of rational numbers (i, 3/2, 17/12,...), which is clear from the definition; yet information technology converges to the irrational square root of two, encounter Babylonian method of calculating square root.
• The sequence ${\displaystyle x_{due north}=F_{northward}/F_{n-ane}}$ of ratios of consecutive Fibonacci numbers which, if information technology converges at all, converges to a limit ${\displaystyle \phi }$ satisfying ${\displaystyle \phi ^{two}=\phi +1,}$ and no rational number has this property. If one considers this as a sequence of real numbers, yet, it converges to the existent number ${\displaystyle \varphi =(ane+{\sqrt {five}})/two,}$ the Golden ratio, which is irrational.
• The values of the exponential, sine and cosine functions, exp(x), sin(x), cos(ten), are known to be irrational for any rational value of ${\displaystyle ten\neq 0,}$ only each tin be defined as the limit of a rational Cauchy sequence, using, for example, the Maclaurin series.

Non-example: open interval [edit]

The open interval ${\displaystyle X=(0,2)}$ in the ready of existent numbers with an ordinary altitude in ${\displaystyle \mathbb {R} }$ is not a complete space: at that place is a sequence ${\displaystyle x_{n}=one/due north}$ in it, which is Cauchy (for arbitrarily small distance leap ${\displaystyle d>0}$ all terms ${\displaystyle x_{n}}$ of ${\displaystyle n>1/d}$ fit in the ${\displaystyle (0,d)}$ interval), nonetheless does not converge in ${\displaystyle X}$ — its 'limit', number 0, does not vest to the infinite ${\displaystyle X.}$

Other properties [edit]

• Every convergent sequence (with limit s, say) is a Cauchy sequence, since, given any real number ${\displaystyle \varepsilon >0,}$ beyond some fixed point, every term of the sequence is within distance ${\displaystyle \varepsilon /2}$ of s, so any 2 terms of the sequence are within distance ${\displaystyle \varepsilon }$ of each other.
• In any metric space, a Cauchy sequence ${\displaystyle x_{n}}$ is bounded (since for some N, all terms of the sequence from the N-th onwards are within altitude 1 of each other, and if M is the largest distance between ${\displaystyle x_{Northward}}$ and any terms upwards to the N-th, and so no term of the sequence has altitude greater than ${\displaystyle M+1}$ from ${\displaystyle x_{N}}$ ).
• In any metric space, a Cauchy sequence which has a convergent subsequence with limit s is itself convergent (with the same limit), since, given any existent number r > 0, across some stock-still point in the original sequence, every term of the subsequence is within altitude r/2 of s, and whatever two terms of the original sequence are within altitude r/2 of each other, so every term of the original sequence is within distance r of s.

These last two backdrop, together with the Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem, yield 1 standard proof of the completeness of the real numbers, closely related to both the Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem and the Heine–Borel theorem. Every Cauchy sequence of real numbers is divisional, hence by Bolzano–Weierstrass has a convergent subsequence, hence is itself convergent. This proof of the completeness of the existent numbers implicitly makes utilize of the to the lowest degree upper bound axiom. The alternative arroyo, mentioned above, of constructing the real numbers as the completion of the rational numbers, makes the completeness of the real numbers tautological.

1 of the standard illustrations of the advantage of existence able to work with Cauchy sequences and make use of completeness is provided past consideration of the summation of an space series of existent numbers (or, more generally, of elements of any complete normed linear infinite, or Banach infinite). Such a series ${\textstyle \sum _{due north=1}^{\infty }x_{due north}}$ is considered to be convergent if and only if the sequence of fractional sums ${\displaystyle (s_{m})}$ is convergent, where ${\textstyle s_{yard}=\sum _{n=1}^{thousand}x_{n}.}$ Information technology is a routine affair to determine whether the sequence of partial sums is Cauchy or non, since for positive integers ${\displaystyle p>q,}$

$${\displaystyle s_{p}-s_{q}=\sum _{north=q+1}^{p}x_{n}.}$$

If ${\displaystyle f:Thousand\to Northward}$ is a uniformly continuous map betwixt the metric spaces M and N and (10 _northward ) is a Cauchy sequence in Thousand, then ${\displaystyle (f(x_{n}))}$ is a Cauchy sequence in N. If ${\displaystyle (x_{n})}$ and ${\displaystyle (y_{n})}$ are two Cauchy sequences in the rational, existent or complex numbers, and so the sum ${\displaystyle (x_{n}+y_{northward})}$ and the product ${\displaystyle (x_{northward}y_{northward})}$ are as well Cauchy sequences.

Generalizations [edit]

In topological vector spaces [edit]

In that location is also a concept of Cauchy sequence for a topological vector infinite ${\displaystyle X}$ : Choice a local base ${\displaystyle B}$ for ${\displaystyle Ten}$ about 0; and so ( ${\displaystyle x_{k}}$ ) is a Cauchy sequence if for each member ${\displaystyle V\in B,}$ there is some number ${\displaystyle N}$ such that whenever ${\displaystyle northward,m>Due north,x_{north}-x_{m}}$ is an element of ${\displaystyle V.}$ If the topology of ${\displaystyle X}$ is compatible with a translation-invariant metric ${\displaystyle d,}$ the two definitions agree.

In topological groups [edit]

Since the topological vector space definition of Cauchy sequence requires merely that at that place exist a continuous "subtraction" operation, information technology can just as well exist stated in the context of a topological grouping: A sequence ${\displaystyle (x_{chiliad})}$ in a topological group ${\displaystyle G}$ is a Cauchy sequence if for every open neighbourhood ${\displaystyle U}$ of the identity in ${\displaystyle One thousand}$ there exists some number ${\displaystyle N}$ such that whenever ${\displaystyle m,n>N}$ information technology follows that ${\displaystyle x_{north}x_{m}^{-1}\in U.}$ As to a higher place, it is sufficient to bank check this for the neighbourhoods in any local base of the identity in ${\displaystyle Yard.}$

Every bit in the construction of the completion of a metric space, ane tin furthermore ascertain the binary relation on Cauchy sequences in ${\displaystyle G}$ that ${\displaystyle (x_{g})}$ and ${\displaystyle (y_{k})}$ are equivalent if for every open neighbourhood ${\displaystyle U}$ of the identity in ${\displaystyle 1000}$ there exists some number ${\displaystyle N}$ such that whenever ${\displaystyle m,n>Northward}$ it follows that ${\displaystyle x_{n}y_{m}^{-1}\in U.}$ This relation is an equivalence relation: Information technology is reflexive since the sequences are Cauchy sequences. It is symmetric since ${\displaystyle y_{n}x_{m}^{-1}=(x_{thousand}y_{north}^{-one})^{-i}\in U^{-1}}$ which by continuity of the inverse is another open neighbourhood of the identity. It is transitive since ${\displaystyle x_{n}z_{fifty}^{-1}=x_{n}y_{m}^{-1}y_{m}z_{50}^{-i}\in U'U''}$ where ${\displaystyle U'}$ and ${\displaystyle U''}$ are open neighbourhoods of the identity such that ${\displaystyle U'U''\subseteq U}$ ; such pairs be past the continuity of the group functioning.

In groups [edit]

There is too a concept of Cauchy sequence in a group ${\displaystyle Grand}$ : Let ${\displaystyle H=(H_{r})}$ be a decreasing sequence of normal subgroups of ${\displaystyle G}$ of finite index. So a sequence ${\displaystyle (x_{n})}$ in ${\displaystyle G}$ is said to be Cauchy (with respect to ${\displaystyle H}$ ) if and just if for any ${\displaystyle r}$ at that place is ${\displaystyle N}$ such that for all ${\displaystyle m,n>Northward,x_{n}x_{m}^{-1}\in H_{r}.}$

Technically, this is the same affair as a topological group Cauchy sequence for a particular choice of topology on ${\displaystyle G,}$ namely that for which ${\displaystyle H}$ is a local base.

The fix ${\displaystyle C}$ of such Cauchy sequences forms a group (for the componentwise product), and the set ${\displaystyle C_{0}}$ of null sequences (sequences such that ${\displaystyle \forall r,\exists N,\forall n>N,x_{n}\in H_{r}}$ ) is a normal subgroup of ${\displaystyle C.}$ The factor grouping ${\displaystyle C/C_{0}}$ is called the completion of ${\displaystyle Thousand}$ with respect to ${\displaystyle H.}$

One can then show that this completion is isomorphic to the inverse limit of the sequence ${\displaystyle (G/H_{r}).}$

An example of this construction familiar in number theory and algebraic geometry is the construction of the ${\displaystyle p}$ -adic completion of the integers with respect to a prime ${\displaystyle p.}$ In this case, ${\displaystyle G}$ is the integers nether addition, and ${\displaystyle H_{r}}$ is the additive subgroup consisting of integer multiples of ${\displaystyle p_{r}.}$

If ${\displaystyle H}$ is a cofinal sequence (that is, any normal subgroup of finite index contains some ${\displaystyle H_{r}}$ ), then this completion is approved in the sense that it is isomorphic to the inverse limit of ${\displaystyle (Grand/H)_{H},}$ where ${\displaystyle H}$ varies over all normal subgroups of finite alphabetize. For further details, see Ch. I.10 in Lang's "Algebra".

In a hyperreal continuum [edit]

A real sequence ${\displaystyle \langle u_{n}:northward\in \mathbb {N} \rangle }$ has a natural hyperreal extension, defined for hypernatural values H of the index due north in add-on to the usual natural n. The sequence is Cauchy if and only if for every infinite H and K, the values ${\displaystyle u_{H}}$ and ${\displaystyle u_{M}}$ are infinitely close, or adequal, that is,

${\displaystyle \mathrm {st} (u_{H}-u_{K})=0}$

where "st" is the standard function function.

Cauchy completion of categories [edit]

Krause (2018) introduced a notion of Cauchy completion of a category. Applied to ${\displaystyle \mathbb {Q} }$ (the category whose objects are rational numbers, and there is a morphism from x to y if and only if ${\displaystyle x\leq y}$ ), this Cauchy completion yields ${\displaystyle \mathbb {R} }$ (once more interpreted as a category using its natural ordering).

Encounter also [edit]

• Modes of convergence (annotated index)
• Dedekind cutting

References [edit]

1. ^ Lang, Serge (1993), Algebra (Tertiary ed.), Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., ISBN 978-0-201-55540-0, Zbl 0848.13001

Further reading [edit]

• Bourbaki, Nicolas (1972). Commutative Algebra (English translation ed.). Addison-Wesley. ISBN0-201-00644-8.
• Krause, Henning (2018), Completing perfect complexes: With appendices past Tobias Barthel and Bernhard Keller, arXiv:1805.10751, Bibcode:2018arXiv180510751B
• Lang, Serge (1993), Algebra (Third ed.), Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, ISBN978-0-201-55540-0, Zbl 0848.13001
• Spivak, Michael (1994). Calculus (3rd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Publish or Perish. ISBN0-914098-89-vi. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17. Retrieved 2007-05-26 .
• Troelstra, A. S.; D. van Dalen. Constructivism in Mathematics: An Introduction . (for uses in constructive mathematics)

External links [edit]

• "Key sequence", Encyclopedia of Mathematics, EMS Press, 2001 [1994]

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