Let (Ω,A,μ) be a measure space and f:Ω→R a measurable function.
(a) Explain what is meant by saying that f is integrable, and how the integral ∫Ωfdμ is defined, starting with integrals of A-simple functions.
[Your answer should consist of clear definitions, including the ones for A-simple functions and their integrals.]
(b) For f:Ω→[0,∞) give a specific sequence (gn)n∈N of A-simple functions such that 0⩽gn⩽f and gn(x)→f(x) for all x∈Ω. Justify your answer.
(c) Suppose that that μ(Ω)<∞ and let f1,f2,…:Ω→R be measurable functions such that fn(x)→0 for all x∈Ω. Prove that, if
c→∞limn∈Nsup∫∣fn∣>c∣fn∣dμ=0
then ∫Ωfndμ→0.
Give an example with μ(Ω)<∞ such that fn(x)→0 for all x∈Ω, but ∫Ωfndμ↛0, and justify your answer.
(d) State and prove Fatou's Lemma for a sequence of non-negative measurable functions.
[Standard results on measurability and integration may be used without proof.]