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Strong Cesàro summability

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Definition

Let ∑k≥0ak\sum_{k \ge 0} a_k be a series of real or complex numbers with partial sums sk=a0+⋯+aks_k = a_0 + \dots + a_k. Let q>0q > 0 be a real number and let ss be a number. The series is strongly Cesàro summable with exponent qq to ss if lim⁡n→∞1n+1∑k=0n∣sk−s∣q=0.\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{1}{n + 1} \sum_{k = 0}^{n} \abs{s_k - s}^q = 0.

Remarks

Example: a convergent series with sum ss is strongly Cesàro summable to ss for every q>0q > 0. Indeed ∣sk−s∣q→0\abs{s_k - s}^q \to 0, and the arithmetic means of a sequence tending to 00 also tend to 00.

Non-example: Grandi's series 1−1+1−⋯1 - 1 + 1 - \cdots is Cesàro summable to 1/21/2, but it is not strongly Cesàro summable with any exponent. Its partial sums alternate between 11 and 00. For any ss, one of ∣1−s∣\abs{1 - s} and ∣s∣\abs{s} is at least 1/21/2. So at least half of the terms ∣sk−s∣q\abs{s_k - s}^q are at least 2−q2^{-q}, and the means do not tend to 00.

For q≥1q \ge 1, the power mean inequality gives ∣1n+1∑k=0n(sk−s)∣≤(1n+1∑k=0n∣sk−s∣q)1/q,\abs{\frac{1}{n+1} \sum_{k=0}^{n} (s_k - s)} \le \left( \frac{1}{n+1} \sum_{k=0}^{n} \abs{s_k - s}^q \right)^{1/q}, so strong Cesàro summability to ss implies Cesàro summability to ss.

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Further reading

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