A simple inductive proof of Levy-Steinitz theorem
Abstract
We present a relatively simple inductive proof of the classical Levy-Steinitz Theorem saying that for a sequence in a finite-dimensional Banach space the set of all sums of rearranged series is an affine subspace of . This affine subspace is not empty if and only if for any linear functional the series is convergent for some permutation of . This gives an answer to a problem of Vaja Tarieladze, posed in Lviv Scottish Book in September, 2017. Also we construct a sequence in the torus such that the series is divergent for all permutations of but for any continuous homomorphism to the circle group the series is convergent for some permutation of . This example shows that the second part of Levy-Steinitz Theorem (characterizing sequences with non-empty set of potential sums) does not extend to locally compact Abelian groups.
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@article{arxiv.1711.04136,
title = {A simple inductive proof of Levy-Steinitz theorem},
author = {Taras Banakh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.04136},
year = {2017}
}
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5 pages