Let F:R→R be non-decreasing and right continuous. Let (aj,bj],1≤j≤n be disjoint h-intervals. (At most one of the aj’s are allowed to be −∞ and at most one of the bj’s are allowed to be +∞, in which case we think of the corresponding interval as (aj,+∞)). We define λ:A→[0,+∞] (where A is the h-interval) s.t. 1. λ(∅)=0 2. λ(j=1⨆n(aj,bj]):=j=1∑n(F(bj)−F(aj))
Let F:R→R be non-decreasing and right continuous. Then there exists a uniqueBorel measureμF such that μF((a,b])=F(b)−F(a)∀a<bConversely, if μ is a Borel measure on R that is finite on all boundedBorel subsets, then defining F(x)=⎩⎨⎧μ((0,x])0−μ((x,0])x>0x=0x<0 we have that F is increasing and right continuous and μ=μF.
For some non-decreasing and right continuousF:R→R, let λ be the pre-measure defined in . Define μF∗(E):=inf{j=1∑∞(F(bj)−F(aj)):j=1⋃∞(aj,bj]⊇E}∀E⊆R(which is an outer measure) and let MF={A⊆R:μF∗(E)=μF∗(E∩A)+μF∗(E∩Ac)∀E⊆R}By Carathéodory Theorem, we have that MF is a σ-algebra and setting μF∗∣MF=μˉF we have that (R,MF,μˉF) is a complete measure space. We call μˉF the Lebesgue-Stieltjes measure. Also, noting that B⊂MF We have that μF=μˉF∣B is a Borel measure.
For M⊂2R:∀E∈M:μF(E)=inf{j=1∑∞μ((aj,bj)):j=1⋃∞(aj,bj)⊇E}=:ν(E)
Let μˉF be the completeLebesgue-Stieltjes Measure on MF. Then ∀E∈M we have μˉFμˉF(E)=inf{μˉF(U):U open, U⊇E}=sup{μˉF(K):K compact, K⊆E}
Let μF:M→[0,+∞] be a completeLebesgue-Stieltjes Measure, where the σ-algebraM=MF. Then the following are equivalent: 1. E∈M 2. E=V∖N1, where V is a Gδ set and μ(N1)=0 3. E=H∪N2, where H is an Fσ set and μ(N2)=0 # 437 [!def] 437 definition Let g:R→R+ be an increasing function. Define μg on the set of all bounded intervals of R+ by μg([a,b])=g(b+)−g(a−)μg(]a,b])=g(b+)−g(a+)μg([a,b[)=g(b−)−g(a−)μg(]a,b[)=g(b−)−g(a+) where 0≤a≤band g(c+)=x→cx>climg(x)g(c−)=x→c,x<climg(x)where g increasing⟹g(c+)&g(c−) exist ∀c∈R+
Let g:R+→R. Then: g=g1−g2 where g1,g2:R+→R increasing ⟺g is of finite variation on R+or \begin{array}
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g\text{ is of finite variation on }\mathbb{R}^{+}
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