Lebesgue Pre-Measure is Pre-Measure

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Theorem

The Lebesgue pre-measure $\lambda^n$ on the half-open $n$-rectangles $\JJ_{ho}^n$ is a pre-measure.


Proof

We employ Characterization of Pre-Measures.


It is known that $\map {\lambda^n} \O = 0$ by definition of Lebesgue pre-measure.

The only possibility for two disjoint half-open $n$-rectangles to constitute a single, large half-open $n$-rectangle is when they are of the form:

$\horectr {\mathbf a} {\mathbf b} \quad \horectr {\mathbf a'} {\mathbf b'}$

such that we have for some $i$ with $1 \le i \le n$:

$i \ne j \implies a_j = a'_j$
$i \ne j \implies b_j = b'_j$
$i = j \implies a'_j = b_j$

which intuitively can be visualised as two cubes that together form one large bar, namely $\horectr {\mathbf a} {\mathbf b'}$.


In this situation, we have:

\(\ds \map {\lambda^n} {\horectr {\mathbf a} {\mathbf b} } + \map {\lambda^n} {\horectr {\mathbf a'} {\mathbf b'} }\) \(=\) \(\ds \prod_{j \mathop = 1}^n \paren {b_j - a_j} + \prod_{j \mathop = 1}^n \paren {b'_j - a'_j}\) Definition of Lebesgue Pre-Measure
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds \paren {b_i - a_i + b'_i - a'_i} \prod_{\substack{j \mathop = 1 \\ j \mathop \ne i} } \paren {b_j - a_j}\) By the noted properties of $a_j, b_j, a'_j, b'_j$
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds \map {\lambda^n} {\horectr {\mathbf a} {\mathbf b'} }\) Definition of Lebesgue Pre-Measure

Thus it is verified that $\lambda^n$ is finitely additive.


Finally, suppose that $\horectr {\mathbf a_m} {\mathbf b_m} \downarrow \O$ is a decreasing sequence of sets, with limit $\O$.

Then there exists at least one $j$ with $1 \le j \le n$ such that:

$\ds \lim_{m \mathop \to \infty} a_{m, j} = \lim_{m \mathop \to \infty} b_{m, j}$

which by Combination Theorem for Sequences is equivalent to:

$\ds \lim_{m \mathop \to \infty} b_{m, j} - a_{m, j} = 0$

The fact that the sequence is decreasing means that, from Cartesian Product of Subsets, for all $m \in \N$, for all $1 \le i \le n$:

$\hointr {a_{m, i} } {b_{m, i} } \subseteq \hointr {a_{1, i} } {b_{1, i} }$

and whence $b_{m, i} - a_{m, i} \le b_{1, i} - a_{m, 1}$.


Hence we have:

\(\ds \lim_{m \mathop \to \infty} \map {\lambda^n} {\horectr {\mathbf a_m} {\mathbf b_m} }\) \(=\) \(\ds \lim_{m \mathop \to \infty} \prod_{i \mathop = 1}^n \paren {b_{m, i} - a_{m, i} }\) Definition of Lebesgue Pre-Measure
\(\ds \) \(\le\) \(\ds \lim_{m \mathop \to \infty} \paren {b_{m, j} - a_{m, j} } \prod_{\substack{i \mathop = 1 \\ i \mathop \ne j} } \paren {b_{1, i} - a_{1, i} }\) By the above discussion
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds 0\) Combination Theorem for Sequences


This verifies the last condition for Characterization of Pre-Measures, since $\lambda^n$ only takes finite values.

Hence $\lambda^n$ is a pre-measure.

$\blacksquare$


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