Questions tagged [weakly-cauchy-sequences]

this tag is for questions about weak Cauchy sequences in the sense of weak topology on a normed linear space.

A sequence of points $ ( x _ n) _ { n= 1 } ^ \infty $ in a normed linear space $X$ is weakly Cauchy whenever for every $x'\in X'$, i.e. every bounded functional $x'$ in the dual space $X'$, the sequence $\big( x'(x_n) \big)_{n=1}^\infty$ is a Cauchy sequence of scalars.

A sequence of points $ ( x _ n )_ { n = 1 } ^ \infty $ in $X$ is weakly convergent whenever there is $x\in X$ such that for every $x'\in X'$, the sequence $\big( x'(x_n) \big)_{n=1}^\infty$ converges to $x'(x)$.

Weakly convergent sequences are weakly Cauchy, and weakly Cauchy sequences are bounded. A subset $E$ of a space $X$ with the property that every sequence of points of $E$ has a weakly Cauchy subsequence, is bounded.

A normed linear space is weakly complete whenever every weakly Cauchy sequence of its points is weakly convergent. Among the most important weakly complete spaces are reflexive spaces.

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Prove that every reflexive Banach space is weakly (sequentially) complete.

Here is the question: A sequence $(x_{n})$ in a normed linear space $X$ is weakly Cauchy if $(Tx_{n})$ is a Cauchy sequence for every $T \in X^*.$ The space $X$ is weakly (sequentially) complete if every weakly Cauchy sequence in $X$ is weakly…
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What is the motivation behind the weak limit?

We defined the weak limit as: Let $X$ be a Banach space. $x_n \in X$ converges weakly to $x_0 \in X$, if $\: \:\forall _{\phi \in X^{*}}\:\phi \left(x_n\right)\rightarrow \phi \left(x_0\right)$ But why are we even bothering to introduce the weak…
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A possible characterization of WSC spaces

A Banach space $X$ is weakly sequentially complete (WSC) if every weakly Cauchy sequence in $X$ is weakly convergent. I will use the following classical result: Rosenthal's $\ell_1$ theorem: Every bounded sequence in a Banach space $X$ either…
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Weakly Cauchy sequences need not be weakly convergent

A sequence $(x_n)$ in a Banach space $X$ is called weakly Cauchy if for every $\ell \in X'$ the sequence $(\ell(x_n))$ is Cauchy in the scalar field. I want to show that weakly Cauchy sequences are not necessarily weakly convergent. This seems to…
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Weakly unconditionally Cauchy series in $X^*$

Let $X$ be a Banach space. A series $\sum x_n$ in $X$ is weakly unconditionally Cauchy (or weakly uncontionally convergent) if $\sum |x^*(x_n)| < +\infty$ for every $x^* \in X^*$. Exercise 3, page 114 of Diestel's Sequences and Series in Banach…
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About weakly Cauchy sequences in complete metric spaces

Let $(X,d)$ be a complete metric space. Call a sequence $(x_n)\subseteq X$ a weakly Cauchy sequence in $X$ if there is some $y\in X$ such that $(d(y,x_n))_n$ is a Cauchy sequence in $\mathbb{R}$. It is clear from the…
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Every Hilbert space is (sequentially) complete with respect to weak topology

Let $H$ be a Hilbert space. Here is the definition of weak Cauchy sequence: a sequence $\{x_n\} \subset H$ is a weak Cauchy sequence if for every $y\in H$, the sequence $\{\langle x_n,y\rangle\}$ is a Cauchy sequence. Can anyone help me to show…
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weakly cauchy sequence is norm compact

A sequence $(x_n)$ is weakly cauchy if for every $x^*\in X^*$, $(x^*(x_n))$ converges. Let $c$ denote the space of convergent functions. Theorem: A weakly cauchy sequence is norm-bounded. Proof: Let $(x_n)$ be a weakly cauchy sequence in $X$.…
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The difference between 'weak limit point' and 'converge weakly'

For the following theorem. Let $S$ be a nonempty subset of $H$ and let $x:[0,+ \infty) \rightarrow H$. Assume that $\quad$ (i) for every $z\in S$, $\lim_{t\rightarrow \infty} \left\|x(t)-z\right\|$ exists; $\quad$ (ii) every weak sequential limit…
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bounded $c_0$ sequence has weakly cauchy subsequence

I'm solving Conway's Functional Analysis. (Weakly Compact Operator) The problem is Show that every bounded sequence in $c_0$ has a weakly Cauchy subsequence, but not every weakly Cauchy seqence in $c_0$ converges. I solved second proposition via…
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Space of weakly Cauchy sequences

Let $X$ be a Banach space and let us consider the linear subspace of $\ell_\infty(X)$ comprising all weakly Cauchy sequences. Is this subspace closed? It is not as immediate as in the case of weakly convergent sequences, so I'd suspect the answer…