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Vitali Convergence Theorem

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The Vitali Convergence Theorem, named for the Italian mathematician Giuseppe Vitali, is a result of real analysis and measure theory generalizing the better-known Dominated Convergence Theorem of Henri Lebesgue. It characterizes convergence of a sequence of functions in the Lp norm in terms of convergence in measure together with a condition of uniform integrability, giving a criterion for Lp convergence that does not require the single dominating function Lebesgue's theorem demands.

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For a finite measure space, a sequence of functions in Lp converges to a limit in Lp if and only if the sequence converges to that limit in measure and the sequence of p-th powers of the functions has uniformly absolutely continuous integrals. 1
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Characterization Theorem 1
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1. Vitali convergence theorem (Wikipedia)
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  • In Branch: Real Analysis, Lead sentence
    In real analysis and measure theory, the Vitali convergence theorem, named after the Italian mathematician Giuseppe Vitali, is a g
  • Proved By: Giuseppe Vitali, Lead paragraph
    In real analysis and measure theory, the Vitali convergence theorem, named after the Italian mathematician Giuseppe Vitali, is a generalization of the better-known dominated
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