Product of Computable Real Sequences is Computable
Theorem
Let $\sequence {x_m}$ and $\sequence {y_m}$ be computable real sequences.
Then $\sequence {x_m y_m}$ is a computable real sequence.
Proof
By definition of computable real sequence, there exist total recursive $f, g : \N^2 \to \N$ such that, for all $m, n \in \N$:
- $\dfrac {k_{m,n} - 1} {n + 1} < x_m < \dfrac {k_{m,n} + 1} {n + 1}$
- $\dfrac {\ell_{m,n} - 1} {n + 1} < y_m < \dfrac {\ell_{m,n} + 1} {n + 1}$
By Computable Real Sequence iff Limits of Computable Rational Sequences, there exist:
- Computable rational sequences $\sequence {a_k}, \sequence {b_k}$
- Total recursive functions $\phi_x, \psi_x, \phi_y, \psi_y : \N^2 \to \N$
such that:
- $\forall m, p \in \N: \forall n \ge \map {\psi_x} {m, p}: \size {a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n}} - x_m} < \dfrac 1 {p + 1}$
- $\forall m, p \in \N: \forall n \ge \map {\psi_y} {m, p}: \size {a_{\map {\phi_y} {m, n}} - y_m} < \dfrac 1 {p + 1}$
By Computable Subsequence of Computable Rational Sequence is Computable/Corollary, there exist:
- Computable rational sequences $\sequence {a'_k}, \sequence {b'_k}$
such that, for all $m, n \in \N$:
- $a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n}} = a'_{\map \pi {m, n}}$
- $b_{\map {\phi_y} {m, n}} = b'_{\map \pi {m, n}}$
By Product of Computable Rational Sequences is Computable:
- $\sequence {a'_k b'_k}$
is a computable rational sequence.
Define $\psi : \N^2 \to \N$ as:
- $\map \psi {m, p} = \map \max {\map {\psi_x} {\paren {2 p + 2} \size {\ell_{m,0}} + 2 p + 1}, \map {\psi_y} {\paren {2 p + 2} \size {k_{m,0}} + 4 p + 3}}$
which is total recursive by:
- Maximum Function is Primitive Recursive
- Absolute Value of Integer is Primitive Recursive
- Addition is Primitive Recursive
- Multiplication is Primitive Recursive
- Constant Function is Primitive Recursive
- Primitive Recursive Function is Total Recursive Function
Let $m, n, p \in \N$ be arbitrary, and suppose $n \ge \map \psi {m, p}$.
The following inequalities hold:
- $n \ge \map {\psi_x} {\paren {2 p + 2} \size {\ell_{m,0}} + 2 p + 1}$
- $n \ge \map {\psi_y} {\paren {2 p + 2} \size {k_{m,0}} + 4 p + 3}$
And thus:
- $\size {a_{\map {\psi_x} {m, n}} - x_m} < \dfrac 1 {\paren {2 p + 2} \size {\ell_{m,0}} + 2 p + 2} = \dfrac 1 {\paren {2 p + 2} \paren {\size {\ell_{m,0}} + 1}}$
- $\size {b_{\map {\psi_y} {m, n}} - y_m} < \dfrac 1 {\paren {2 p + 2} \size {k_{m,0}} + 4 p + 4} = \dfrac 1 {\paren {2 p + 2} \paren {\size {k_{m,0}} + 2}}$
We also have:
- $\size {x_m - k_{m,0}} < 1$
- $\size {y_m - \ell_{m,0}} < 1$
so it follows that:
- $\size {x_m} < \size {k_{m,0}} + 1$
- $\size {y_m} < \size {\ell_{m,0}} + 1$
Finally, we also have:
- $\size {a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n}} - x_m} < \dfrac 1 {q + 1} \le 1$
for some $q \in \N$, so:
- $\size {a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n}}} < \size {x_m} + 1 < \size {k_{m,0}} + 2$
Then:
\(\ds \size {a'_{\map \pi {m, n} } b'_{\map \pi {m, n} } - x_m y_m}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \size {a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n} } b_{\map {\phi_y} {m, n} } - x_m y_m}\) | Definition of $\sequence {a'_k}$ and $\sequence {b'_k}$ | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \size {a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n} } b_{\map {\phi_y} {m, n} } - a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n} } y_m + a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n} } y_m - x_m y_m}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(\le\) | \(\ds \size {a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n} } b_{\map {\phi_y} {m, n} } - a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n} } y_m} + \size {a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n} } y_m - x_m y_m}\) | Triangle Inequality for Real Numbers | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \size {a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n} } } \size {b_{\map {\phi_y} {m, n} } - y_m} + \size {y_m} \size {a_{\map {\phi_x} {m, n} } - x_m}\) | Absolute Value Function is Completely Multiplicative | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(<\) | \(\ds \paren {\size {k_{m,0} } + 2} \dfrac 1 {\paren {2 p + 2} \paren {\size {k_{m,0} } + 2} } + \paren {\size {\ell_{m,0} } + 1} \dfrac 1 {\paren {2 p + 2} \paren {\size {\ell_{m,0} } + 1} }\) | Inequalities above | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac 1 {2 p + 2} + \dfrac 1 {2 p + 2}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac 1 {p + 1}\) |
Thus, the conditions are satisfied to apply Computable Real Sequence iff Limits of Computable Rational Sequences.
$\blacksquare$