Theorem I (Modulus of continuity vanishes). For f ∈ C([a,b]),
lim_{η → 0⁺} w_f(η) = 0. That is, ∀ ε > 0, ∃ δ > 0, ∀ η < δ : w_f(η) < ε.
The set of values |f x - f y| for x, y ∈ [a,b] with |x - y| ≤ η is
bounded above when f is continuous on [a,b].
For x, y ∈ [a,b] with |x - y| ≤ η, the absolute difference |f x - f y|
is bounded by the modulus of continuity w_f(η).
Every tag ξ_i of a tagged partition of [a,b] lies in [a,b].
T' is a tagged refinement of T when every subinterval of T' is contained
in some subinterval of T (witnessed by assign), and the subintervals of T'
assigned to each T-subinterval telescope to its length. This captures the
condition x ⊂ x' in Theorem II.
Instances For
The Riemann sum S_f(T) can be rewritten by summing over the refinement T':
each summand uses the tag of T at the parent subinterval and the length of the
finer T'-subinterval.
Theorem II. If T' is a tagged refinement of T (i.e. x ⊂ x'), then
for f ∈ C([a,b]),
|S_f(T) - S_f(T')| ≤ w_f(‖T‖) · (b - a).
Theorem III (given a common refinement). For tagged partitions T₁, T₂
that share a common tagged refinement T'', and f ∈ C([a,b]),
|S_f(T₁) - S_f(T₂)| ≤ (w_f(‖T₁‖) + w_f(‖T₂‖)) · (b - a).
Telescoping identity: given a strictly monotone embedding φ of a coarse
index set into a fine index set, the lengths of the fine subintervals whose
indices are assigned to a coarse index k sum to the length of the k-th
coarse subinterval.
Any two tagged partitions of [a,b] admit a common tagged refinement:
the partition whose points are the union of both partitions' points.
Theorem III. For any two tagged partitions T₁, T₂ of [a,b] and
f ∈ C([a,b]),
|S_f(T₁) - S_f(T₂)| ≤ (w_f(‖T₁‖) + w_f(‖T₂‖)) · (b - a).
For f ∈ C([a,b]) with a < b, if a sequence of tagged partitions has mesh
tending to 0, then the corresponding sequence of Riemann sums is Cauchy.
For f ∈ C([a,b]) with a < b, if two sequences of tagged partitions both
have meshes tending to 0, then the difference of their Riemann sums tends to
0.
Convergence of the Riemann integral. For f ∈ C([a,b]), there exists a
real number I such that for every sequence of tagged partitions whose mesh
tends to 0, the Riemann sums converge to I.