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I'm reading section "Integration of $\overline{\mathbb{R}}$-valued functions" on page 103 from Amann's texbook Analysis III.

The decomposition of an $\overline{\mathbb{R}}$-valued function into its positive and negative parts allows us also to extend the Lebesgue integral to measurable $\overline{\mathbb{R}}$-valued functions admitting negative values. We say that $f \in \mathcal{L}_{0}(X, \mu, \overline{\mathbb{R}})$ is Lebesgue integrable with respect to ${\mu}$ if $\int_{X} f^{+} d \mu<\infty$ and $\int_{X} f^{-} d \mu<\infty$. In this case, $$ \int_{X} f d \mu:=\int_{X} f^{+} d \mu-\int_{X} f^{-} d \mu $$ is called the (Lebesgue) integral over $X$ with respect to the measure $\mu$.

3.11 Remarks: For $f \in \mathcal{L}_{0}(X, \mu, \overline{\mathbb{R}})$, these three statements are equivalent:

  • (i) $f$ is Lebesgue integrable with respect to $\mu$.
  • (ii) $\int_{X}|f| d \mu<\infty$;
  • (iii) There exists $g \in \mathcal{L}_{1}(X, \mu, \mathbb{R})$ such that $|f| \leq g \mu$-a.e.

Proof:

"(i) $\Rightarrow$ (ii)" This is a consequence of $|f|=f^{+}+f^{-}$.

"(ii) $\Rightarrow$ (iii)" Theorem $3.9$ says that $|f| \in \mathcal{L}_{1}(X, \mu, \mathbb{R})$. Hence (iii) holds with $g=|f|$.

"(iii) $\Rightarrow(\mathrm{i})$ " This follows from $f^{+} \vee f^{-} \leq|f| \leq g$ and Remark 3.3(b).

Theorem $3.9$ is as follows:

Let $(X, \mathcal A, \mu)$ be a $\sigma$-finite measure space and $(E, | \cdot |)$ a Banach space. For $f \in \mathcal{L}_{0}(X, \mu, E)$, the following are equivalent:

(i) $f \in \mathcal{L}_{1}(X, \mu, E)$;

(ii) $|f| \in \mathcal{L}_{1}(X, \mu, \mathbb{R})$;

(iii) $\int_{X} |f| \mathrm d \mu<\infty$ in the sense of Lebesgue integral.

Here $\mathcal L_0 (X, \mu, E)$ is the space of all $\mu$-measurable functions and $\mathcal L_1 (X, \mu, E)$ the space o all $\mu$-integrable functions. Related definitions of Bochner integral whose related definitions can be found here.


My question: My concern is the proof of "(ii) $\Rightarrow$ (iii)".

  • To apply Theorem 3.9, $E$ has to be a Banach space. Clearly, the extended real line $\overline{\mathbb{R}} := \mathbb R \cup \{\pm \infty\}$ is a topological space with order topology but not a metric space [ref], let alone Banach space. So I feel the use of Theorem 3.9 is not appropriate.

  • Also, $f$ possibly takes values $\pm \infty$, so it is not necessarily true that $|f| \in \mathcal{L}_{1}(X, \mu, \mathbb{R})$.

Could you elaborate on my confusion?

Akira
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(ii) implies that $|f| <\infty$ almost everywhere. Let $f_1(x)=f(x)$ if $f(x) \in \mathbb R$ and $0$ otherwise. Apply Theorem 3.9 (with $E=\mathbb R$)to $f_1$. You get $|f_1| \leq g$ a.e. for some $g \in L^{1}$; the same $g$ works for $f$ too.