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Here is question I tried to answer for some time - it seems to be straightforward, but I have trouble figuring it out.



Let $Omega$ be a compact domain in $mathbbR^n$. For any signed Borel measure $mu$ on $Omega$ let $mu_+$ denote its positive part (obtained by Hahn-Jordan decomposition). My question is:




Is taking the positive part a continuous operation, i.e. does $mu^nto mu$ in the space signed Borel measures imply $mu^n_+to mu_+$ in the same space?




Of course, the answer would be positive if
$$|w^n_+-w_+|_mathfrakMleq |w_n-w|_mathfrakM$$
where $|cdot|_mathfrakM$ denotes the variation norm, but I could not see this.










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    Let $Omega$ be a compact domain in $mathbbR^n$. For any signed Borel measure $mu$ on $Omega$ let $mu_+$ denote its positive part (obtained by Hahn-Jordan decomposition). My question is:




    Is taking the positive part a continuous operation, i.e. does $mu^nto mu$ in the space signed Borel measures imply $mu^n_+to mu_+$ in the same space?




    Of course, the answer would be positive if
    $$|w^n_+-w_+|_mathfrakMleq |w_n-w|_mathfrakM$$
    where $|cdot|_mathfrakM$ denotes the variation norm, but I could not see this.










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      Here is question I tried to answer for some time - it seems to be straightforward, but I have trouble figuring it out.



      Let $Omega$ be a compact domain in $mathbbR^n$. For any signed Borel measure $mu$ on $Omega$ let $mu_+$ denote its positive part (obtained by Hahn-Jordan decomposition). My question is:




      Is taking the positive part a continuous operation, i.e. does $mu^nto mu$ in the space signed Borel measures imply $mu^n_+to mu_+$ in the same space?




      Of course, the answer would be positive if
      $$|w^n_+-w_+|_mathfrakMleq |w_n-w|_mathfrakM$$
      where $|cdot|_mathfrakM$ denotes the variation norm, but I could not see this.










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      Let $Omega$ be a compact domain in $mathbbR^n$. For any signed Borel measure $mu$ on $Omega$ let $mu_+$ denote its positive part (obtained by Hahn-Jordan decomposition). My question is:




      Is taking the positive part a continuous operation, i.e. does $mu^nto mu$ in the space signed Borel measures imply $mu^n_+to mu_+$ in the same space?




      Of course, the answer would be positive if
      $$|w^n_+-w_+|_mathfrakMleq |w_n-w|_mathfrakM$$
      where $|cdot|_mathfrakM$ denotes the variation norm, but I could not see this.







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          If $mu =fcdot lambda$ for a positive measure $lambda$ (i.e., $mu(A)=int_A fdlambda$), isn't then $mu_+= f_+ dlambda$ (where $f_+$ is the positive part $maxf,0$ of $f$) and $|mu|=int|f|dlambda$? Then $|mu_+-nu_+| le |mu-nu|$ just follows from Radon-Nikodym (applied to $lambda=|mu|+|nu|$) and $|f_+-g_+|le |f-g|$.






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          • Thanks! That was indeed not too hard. Clever use of Radon Nikodym...
            – Dirk
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          • Here you tacitly assume that both $|mu|$ and $|nu|$ are absolutely continuous with respect to the same positive measure $lambda$ so you can invoke the densities $f$ and $g$.
            – Liviu Nicolaescu
            1 hour ago











          • I think he just takes $lambda =|mu| + |nu|$.
            – Dirk
            47 mins ago










          • OK. I get now. Nice
            – Liviu Nicolaescu
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          The Borel measures on $Omega$ can be identified with continuous linear functionals $newcommandbRmathbbR$ $mu:C(Omega)tobR$. Assume that $Omega$ is compact so $C(Omega)$ is Banach space. Denote by $Vert-Vert$ the sup norm on $C(Omega)$ and by $newcommandeMmathscrM$ $eM(Omega)$ the dual of $C(Omega)$ equipped with the dual norm
          $$
          Vert muVert_*:=sup_Vert fVertleq 1|mu(f)|.
          $$

          Set
          $$
          C(Omega)_+:=big fin C(Omega):;; f(x)geq 0,;;forall xinOmega)big.
          $$
          Let $muin eM(Omega)$ and $fin C(Omega)$. Then, for any $fin C(Omega)_+$ we have (see Theorem 4.3.2. of R.E. Edwards: Functional Analysis)
          $$
          mu_+(f)=sup_0leq gleq f mu(g).
          $$

          Let $mu,nuin eM(Omega)$, and $fin C(Omega)_+$. Then for any $0leq gleq f$ we have



          $$
          mu(g)-nu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert gVert leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
          $$

          Hence, for any $0leq gleq f$
          $$
          mu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+nu(g),
          $$

          and, symmetrically,
          $$
          nu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+mu(g).
          $$

          Taking the sup on both sides of the above inequalities we deduce
          $$
          mu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+nu_+(f)implies mu_+(f)- nu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert,
          $$

          $$
          nu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+mu_+(f)implies nu_+(f)- mu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
          $$

          Hence
          $$
          bigvert (mu_+-nu_+)fbigvertleq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
          $$

          This implies
          $$
          Vert mu_+-nu_+Vert_*leq Vertmu-nuVert_*.
          $$






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            If $mu =fcdot lambda$ for a positive measure $lambda$ (i.e., $mu(A)=int_A fdlambda$), isn't then $mu_+= f_+ dlambda$ (where $f_+$ is the positive part $maxf,0$ of $f$) and $|mu|=int|f|dlambda$? Then $|mu_+-nu_+| le |mu-nu|$ just follows from Radon-Nikodym (applied to $lambda=|mu|+|nu|$) and $|f_+-g_+|le |f-g|$.






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            • Thanks! That was indeed not too hard. Clever use of Radon Nikodym...
              – Dirk
              1 hour ago










            • Here you tacitly assume that both $|mu|$ and $|nu|$ are absolutely continuous with respect to the same positive measure $lambda$ so you can invoke the densities $f$ and $g$.
              – Liviu Nicolaescu
              1 hour ago











            • I think he just takes $lambda =|mu| + |nu|$.
              – Dirk
              47 mins ago










            • OK. I get now. Nice
              – Liviu Nicolaescu
              20 mins ago














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            If $mu =fcdot lambda$ for a positive measure $lambda$ (i.e., $mu(A)=int_A fdlambda$), isn't then $mu_+= f_+ dlambda$ (where $f_+$ is the positive part $maxf,0$ of $f$) and $|mu|=int|f|dlambda$? Then $|mu_+-nu_+| le |mu-nu|$ just follows from Radon-Nikodym (applied to $lambda=|mu|+|nu|$) and $|f_+-g_+|le |f-g|$.






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            • Thanks! That was indeed not too hard. Clever use of Radon Nikodym...
              – Dirk
              1 hour ago










            • Here you tacitly assume that both $|mu|$ and $|nu|$ are absolutely continuous with respect to the same positive measure $lambda$ so you can invoke the densities $f$ and $g$.
              – Liviu Nicolaescu
              1 hour ago











            • I think he just takes $lambda =|mu| + |nu|$.
              – Dirk
              47 mins ago










            • OK. I get now. Nice
              – Liviu Nicolaescu
              20 mins ago












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            If $mu =fcdot lambda$ for a positive measure $lambda$ (i.e., $mu(A)=int_A fdlambda$), isn't then $mu_+= f_+ dlambda$ (where $f_+$ is the positive part $maxf,0$ of $f$) and $|mu|=int|f|dlambda$? Then $|mu_+-nu_+| le |mu-nu|$ just follows from Radon-Nikodym (applied to $lambda=|mu|+|nu|$) and $|f_+-g_+|le |f-g|$.






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            If $mu =fcdot lambda$ for a positive measure $lambda$ (i.e., $mu(A)=int_A fdlambda$), isn't then $mu_+= f_+ dlambda$ (where $f_+$ is the positive part $maxf,0$ of $f$) and $|mu|=int|f|dlambda$? Then $|mu_+-nu_+| le |mu-nu|$ just follows from Radon-Nikodym (applied to $lambda=|mu|+|nu|$) and $|f_+-g_+|le |f-g|$.







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            • Thanks! That was indeed not too hard. Clever use of Radon Nikodym...
              – Dirk
              1 hour ago










            • Here you tacitly assume that both $|mu|$ and $|nu|$ are absolutely continuous with respect to the same positive measure $lambda$ so you can invoke the densities $f$ and $g$.
              – Liviu Nicolaescu
              1 hour ago











            • I think he just takes $lambda =|mu| + |nu|$.
              – Dirk
              47 mins ago










            • OK. I get now. Nice
              – Liviu Nicolaescu
              20 mins ago
















            • Thanks! That was indeed not too hard. Clever use of Radon Nikodym...
              – Dirk
              1 hour ago










            • Here you tacitly assume that both $|mu|$ and $|nu|$ are absolutely continuous with respect to the same positive measure $lambda$ so you can invoke the densities $f$ and $g$.
              – Liviu Nicolaescu
              1 hour ago











            • I think he just takes $lambda =|mu| + |nu|$.
              – Dirk
              47 mins ago










            • OK. I get now. Nice
              – Liviu Nicolaescu
              20 mins ago















            Thanks! That was indeed not too hard. Clever use of Radon Nikodym...
            – Dirk
            1 hour ago




            Thanks! That was indeed not too hard. Clever use of Radon Nikodym...
            – Dirk
            1 hour ago












            Here you tacitly assume that both $|mu|$ and $|nu|$ are absolutely continuous with respect to the same positive measure $lambda$ so you can invoke the densities $f$ and $g$.
            – Liviu Nicolaescu
            1 hour ago





            Here you tacitly assume that both $|mu|$ and $|nu|$ are absolutely continuous with respect to the same positive measure $lambda$ so you can invoke the densities $f$ and $g$.
            – Liviu Nicolaescu
            1 hour ago













            I think he just takes $lambda =|mu| + |nu|$.
            – Dirk
            47 mins ago




            I think he just takes $lambda =|mu| + |nu|$.
            – Dirk
            47 mins ago












            OK. I get now. Nice
            – Liviu Nicolaescu
            20 mins ago




            OK. I get now. Nice
            – Liviu Nicolaescu
            20 mins ago










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            0
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            The Borel measures on $Omega$ can be identified with continuous linear functionals $newcommandbRmathbbR$ $mu:C(Omega)tobR$. Assume that $Omega$ is compact so $C(Omega)$ is Banach space. Denote by $Vert-Vert$ the sup norm on $C(Omega)$ and by $newcommandeMmathscrM$ $eM(Omega)$ the dual of $C(Omega)$ equipped with the dual norm
            $$
            Vert muVert_*:=sup_Vert fVertleq 1|mu(f)|.
            $$

            Set
            $$
            C(Omega)_+:=big fin C(Omega):;; f(x)geq 0,;;forall xinOmega)big.
            $$
            Let $muin eM(Omega)$ and $fin C(Omega)$. Then, for any $fin C(Omega)_+$ we have (see Theorem 4.3.2. of R.E. Edwards: Functional Analysis)
            $$
            mu_+(f)=sup_0leq gleq f mu(g).
            $$

            Let $mu,nuin eM(Omega)$, and $fin C(Omega)_+$. Then for any $0leq gleq f$ we have



            $$
            mu(g)-nu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert gVert leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
            $$

            Hence, for any $0leq gleq f$
            $$
            mu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+nu(g),
            $$

            and, symmetrically,
            $$
            nu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+mu(g).
            $$

            Taking the sup on both sides of the above inequalities we deduce
            $$
            mu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+nu_+(f)implies mu_+(f)- nu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert,
            $$

            $$
            nu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+mu_+(f)implies nu_+(f)- mu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
            $$

            Hence
            $$
            bigvert (mu_+-nu_+)fbigvertleq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
            $$

            This implies
            $$
            Vert mu_+-nu_+Vert_*leq Vertmu-nuVert_*.
            $$






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              The Borel measures on $Omega$ can be identified with continuous linear functionals $newcommandbRmathbbR$ $mu:C(Omega)tobR$. Assume that $Omega$ is compact so $C(Omega)$ is Banach space. Denote by $Vert-Vert$ the sup norm on $C(Omega)$ and by $newcommandeMmathscrM$ $eM(Omega)$ the dual of $C(Omega)$ equipped with the dual norm
              $$
              Vert muVert_*:=sup_Vert fVertleq 1|mu(f)|.
              $$

              Set
              $$
              C(Omega)_+:=big fin C(Omega):;; f(x)geq 0,;;forall xinOmega)big.
              $$
              Let $muin eM(Omega)$ and $fin C(Omega)$. Then, for any $fin C(Omega)_+$ we have (see Theorem 4.3.2. of R.E. Edwards: Functional Analysis)
              $$
              mu_+(f)=sup_0leq gleq f mu(g).
              $$

              Let $mu,nuin eM(Omega)$, and $fin C(Omega)_+$. Then for any $0leq gleq f$ we have



              $$
              mu(g)-nu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert gVert leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
              $$

              Hence, for any $0leq gleq f$
              $$
              mu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+nu(g),
              $$

              and, symmetrically,
              $$
              nu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+mu(g).
              $$

              Taking the sup on both sides of the above inequalities we deduce
              $$
              mu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+nu_+(f)implies mu_+(f)- nu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert,
              $$

              $$
              nu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+mu_+(f)implies nu_+(f)- mu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
              $$

              Hence
              $$
              bigvert (mu_+-nu_+)fbigvertleq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
              $$

              This implies
              $$
              Vert mu_+-nu_+Vert_*leq Vertmu-nuVert_*.
              $$






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                The Borel measures on $Omega$ can be identified with continuous linear functionals $newcommandbRmathbbR$ $mu:C(Omega)tobR$. Assume that $Omega$ is compact so $C(Omega)$ is Banach space. Denote by $Vert-Vert$ the sup norm on $C(Omega)$ and by $newcommandeMmathscrM$ $eM(Omega)$ the dual of $C(Omega)$ equipped with the dual norm
                $$
                Vert muVert_*:=sup_Vert fVertleq 1|mu(f)|.
                $$

                Set
                $$
                C(Omega)_+:=big fin C(Omega):;; f(x)geq 0,;;forall xinOmega)big.
                $$
                Let $muin eM(Omega)$ and $fin C(Omega)$. Then, for any $fin C(Omega)_+$ we have (see Theorem 4.3.2. of R.E. Edwards: Functional Analysis)
                $$
                mu_+(f)=sup_0leq gleq f mu(g).
                $$

                Let $mu,nuin eM(Omega)$, and $fin C(Omega)_+$. Then for any $0leq gleq f$ we have



                $$
                mu(g)-nu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert gVert leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
                $$

                Hence, for any $0leq gleq f$
                $$
                mu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+nu(g),
                $$

                and, symmetrically,
                $$
                nu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+mu(g).
                $$

                Taking the sup on both sides of the above inequalities we deduce
                $$
                mu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+nu_+(f)implies mu_+(f)- nu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert,
                $$

                $$
                nu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+mu_+(f)implies nu_+(f)- mu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
                $$

                Hence
                $$
                bigvert (mu_+-nu_+)fbigvertleq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
                $$

                This implies
                $$
                Vert mu_+-nu_+Vert_*leq Vertmu-nuVert_*.
                $$






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                The Borel measures on $Omega$ can be identified with continuous linear functionals $newcommandbRmathbbR$ $mu:C(Omega)tobR$. Assume that $Omega$ is compact so $C(Omega)$ is Banach space. Denote by $Vert-Vert$ the sup norm on $C(Omega)$ and by $newcommandeMmathscrM$ $eM(Omega)$ the dual of $C(Omega)$ equipped with the dual norm
                $$
                Vert muVert_*:=sup_Vert fVertleq 1|mu(f)|.
                $$

                Set
                $$
                C(Omega)_+:=big fin C(Omega):;; f(x)geq 0,;;forall xinOmega)big.
                $$
                Let $muin eM(Omega)$ and $fin C(Omega)$. Then, for any $fin C(Omega)_+$ we have (see Theorem 4.3.2. of R.E. Edwards: Functional Analysis)
                $$
                mu_+(f)=sup_0leq gleq f mu(g).
                $$

                Let $mu,nuin eM(Omega)$, and $fin C(Omega)_+$. Then for any $0leq gleq f$ we have



                $$
                mu(g)-nu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert gVert leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
                $$

                Hence, for any $0leq gleq f$
                $$
                mu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+nu(g),
                $$

                and, symmetrically,
                $$
                nu(g)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+mu(g).
                $$

                Taking the sup on both sides of the above inequalities we deduce
                $$
                mu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+nu_+(f)implies mu_+(f)- nu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert,
                $$

                $$
                nu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert+mu_+(f)implies nu_+(f)- mu_+(f)leq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
                $$

                Hence
                $$
                bigvert (mu_+-nu_+)fbigvertleq Vertmu-nuVert_*Vert fVert.
                $$

                This implies
                $$
                Vert mu_+-nu_+Vert_*leq Vertmu-nuVert_*.
                $$







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