Abel's Test for Uniform Convergence

Theorem

Let $\sequence {\map {a_n} z}$ and $\sequence {\map {b_n} z}$ be sequences of complex functions on a compact set $K$.

Let $\sequence {\map {a_n} z}$ be such that:

$\sequence {\map {a_n} z}$ is bounded in $K$

$\displaystyle \sum \size {\map {a_n} z - \map {a_{n + 1} } z}$ is convergent with a sum which is bounded in $K$

$\displaystyle \sum \map {b_n} z$ is uniformly convergent in $K$.

Then $\displaystyle \sum \map {a_n} z \map {b_n} z$ is uniformly convergent on $K$.

Source of Name

This entry was named for Niels Henrik Abel.

Sources

• 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): Entry: Abel's test: 2. Abel's test for uniform convergence.