Paper 3, Section II, H

Linear Analysis
Part II, 2021

(a) State the Arzela-Ascoli theorem, including the definition of equicontinuity.

(b) Consider a sequence (fn)\left(f_{n}\right) of continuous real-valued functions on R\mathbb{R} such that for all xR,(fn(x))x \in \mathbb{R},\left(f_{n}(x)\right) is bounded and the sequence is equicontinuous at xx. Prove that there exists fC(R)f \in C(\mathbb{R}) and a subsequence (fφ(n))\left(f_{\varphi(n)}\right) such that fφ(n)ff_{\varphi(n)} \rightarrow f uniformly on any closed bounded interval.

(c) Let KK be a Hausdorff compact topological space, and C(K)C(K) the real-valued continuous functions on KK. Let KC(K)\mathcal{K} \subset C(K) be a compact subset of C(K)C(K). Prove that the collection of functions K\mathcal{K} is equicontinuous.

(d) We say that a Hausdorff topological space XX is locally compact if every point has a compact neighbourhood. Let XX be such a space, KXK \subset X compact and UXU \subset X open such that KUK \subset U. Prove that there exists f:XRf: X \rightarrow \mathbb{R} continuous with compact support contained in UU and equal to 1 on KK. [Hint: Construct an open set VV such that KVVˉUK \subset V \subset \bar{V} \subset U and Vˉ\bar{V} is compact, and use Urysohn's lemma to construct a function in Vˉ\bar{V} and then extend it by zero.]