\section{Signed and Complex Measures} \label{section:signed-complex-measure} \begin{definition}[Signed Measure] \label{definition:signed-measure} Let $(X, \cm)$ be a measurable space and $\mu: \cm \to [-\infty, \infty]$, then $\mu$ is a \textbf{signed measure} if \begin{enumerate} \item[(M1)] $\mu(\emptyset) = 0$. \item[(M2)] For any $\seq{E_n} \subset \cm$ pairwise disjoint, $\mu\paren{\bigsqcup_{n \in \natp}E_n} = \sum_{n \in \natp} \mu(E_n)$ where the sum converges absolutely. \end\{enumerate\} By \hyperref[Riemann's Rearrangement Theorem]{theorem:riemann-rearrangement}, (M2) implies that $\mu$ can only take at most one value in $\bracs{-\infty, \infty}$. \end{definition} \begin{definition}[Complex Measure] \label{definition:complex-measure} Let $(X, \cm)$ be a measurable space and $\mu: \cm \to \complex$, then $\mu$ is a \textbf{complex measure} if \begin{enumerate} \item[(M1)] $\mu(\emptyset) = 0$. \item[(M2)] For any $\seq{E_n} \subset \cm$ pairwise disjoint, $\mu\paren{\bigsqcup_{n \in \natp}E_n} = \sum_{n \in \natp} \mu(E_n)$ where the sum converges absolutely. \end{enumerate} \end{definition} \begin{definition}[Positive/Negative/Null Sets] \label{definition:positive-negative-sets} Let $(X, \cm)$ be a measurable space, $\mu: \cm \to [-\infty, \infty]$ be a signed measure, and $A \in \cm$, then $A$ is... \begin{enumerate} \item \textbf{positive} if $\mu(B) \ge 0$ for all $B \in \cm$ with $B \subset A$. \item \textbf{negative} if $\mu(B) \le 0$ for all $B \in \cm$ with $B \subset A$. \item \textbf{null} if $\mu(B) = 0$ for all $B \in \cm$ with $B \subset A$. \end{enumerate} \end{definition} \begin{proposition} \label{proposition:signed-measure-properties} Let $(X, \cm)$ be a measurable space, $\mu: \cm \to [-\infty, \infty]$ be a signed measure, then: \begin{enumerate} \item For any $\seq{E_n} \subset \cm$ and $E \in \cm$ with $E_n \upto E$, $\mu\paren{\bigcup_{n \in \natp}E_n} = \limv{n}\mu(E_n)$. \item For any $\seq{E_n} \subset \cm$ and $E \in \cm$ with $E_n \downto E$ and $|\mu(E_1)| < \infty$, $\mu\paren{\bigcap_{n \in \natp}E_n} = \limv{n}\mu(E_n)$. \end{enumerate} \end{proposition} \begin{proof} (1): For each $N \in \natp$, let $F_N = E_N \setminus \bigcup_{n = 1}^{N-1}E_n$, then $E_N = \bigsqcup_{n = 1}^N F_n$. By (M2), \[ \mu(E) = \limv{N}\sum_{n = 1}^N \mu(F_N) = \limv{N}\mu(E_N) \] (2): By (1), \[ \mu(E) = \mu(E_1) - \mu(E_1 \setminus E) = \limv{n}[\mu(E_1) - \mu(E_1 \setminus E_n)] = \limv{n}\mu(E_n) \] \end{proof} \begin{lemma} \label{lemma:positive-sets-properties} Let $(X, \cm)$ be a measurable space, $\mu: \cm \to [-\infty, \infty]$ be a signed measure, then \begin{enumerate} \item For any $A \in \cm$ positive and $B \in \cm$ with $B \subset A$, $B$ is positive. \item For any $\seq{A_n} \subset \cm$ positive, $\bigcup_{n \in \natp}A_n$ is positive. \end{enumerate} \end{lemma} \begin{proof} (1): For any $C \in \cm$ with $C \subset B$, $C \subset A$, so $\mu(C) \ge 0$. Hence $B$ is positive. (2): For each $N \in \natp$, let $B_N = A_N \setminus \sum_{n = 1}^{N-1} A_n$. By (1), $B_N$ is positive with $\bigcup_{n \in \natp}A_n = \bigsqcup_{n \in \natp}B_n$. For any $C \subset \bigcup_{n \in \natp}B_n$, \[ \mu(C) = \sum_{n \in \natp}\mu(C \cap B_n) \ge 0 \] \end{proof} \begin{theorem}[Hahn Decomposition] \label{theorem:hahn-decomposition} Let $(X, \cm)$ be a measurable space and $\mu: \cm \to [-\infty, \infty]$ be a signed measure, then there exists $P, N \in \cm$ such that: \begin{enumerate} \item $P$ is positive. \item $N$ is negative. \item $X = P \sqcup N$. \item[(U)] For any $P', N' \in \cm$ satisfying (1)-(3), $P \Delta P'$ and $N \Delta N'$ are null. \end{enumerate} The disjoint union $X = P \sqcup N$ is the \textbf{Hahn decomposition} of $\mu$. \end{theorem} \begin{proof}[Proof {{\cite[Theorem 3.3]{Folland}}}. ] By flipping the sign of $\mu$, assume without loss of generality that $\mu < \infty$. (1): Let $M = \sup\bracs{\mu(P)|P \in \cm \text{ positive}}$, then there exists positive sets $\seq{P_n} \subset \cm$ such that $\mu(P_n) \upto M$. Let $P = \bigcup_{n \in \natp}P_n$, then $P$ is positive by \autoref{lemma:positive-sets-properties}, and $\sup_{n \in \natp}\mu(P_n) \le \mu(P) \le M$. (3): Let $N = X \setminus P$, then $P$ is positive and $X = P \sqcup N$. (2): Suppose for contradiction that $N$ is not negative, then \[ m(N) = \sup\bracs{\mu(A)|A \in \cm, A \subset N} > 0 \] Let $A_1 \in \cm$ such that $A_1 \subset N$ and $\mu(A_1) > 0$. Since $A_{1} \cap P = \emptyset$ and $\mu(P) = M$, $A_{1}$ cannot be positive, so $M_1 = m(A_1) - \mu(A_1) > 0$. Let $n \in \natp$ and suppose inductively that $\bracs{A_n}_1^n$ has been constructed such that \begin{enumerate} \item[(i)] For each $1 \le k \le n$, $M_k = m(A_k) - \mu(A_k) > 0$. \item[(ii)] For each $1 \le k \le n - 1$, $A_{k+1} \subset A_k$ with $\mu(A_{k+1}) - \mu(A_k) > M_{k}/2$. \end\{enumerate\} Let $A_n \in \cm$ with $A_{n+1} \subset A_n$ such that $\mu(A_{n+1}) - \mu(A_n) > M_n/2$. Since $A_{n+1} \cap P = \emptyset$ and $\mu(P) = M$, $A_{n+1}$ cannot be positive, so \[ M_{n+1} = m(A_{n+1}) - \mu(A_{n+1}) > 0 \] Let $A = \bigcap_{n \in \natp}A_n$, then since $0 < \mu(A_2) < \infty$, $\mu(A) = \limv{n}\mu(A_n)$ by \autoref{proposition:signed-measure-properties}, so \[ \frac{1}{2}\sum_{n = 1}^\infty M_n \le \sum_{n = 1}^{\infty}\mu(A_{n+1}) - \mu(A_n) = \mu(A) - \mu(A_1) < \infty \] and $M_n \to 0$ as $n \to \infty$. Since $A \cap P = \emptyset$ and $\mu(P) = M$, $A$ cannot be positive. Thus there exists $B \in \cm$ with $B \subset A$ with $\mu(B) - \mu(A) > 0$. As $M_n \to 0$ as $n \to \infty$, there exists $n \in \natp$ such that \[ \mu(B) - \mu(A_n) > \mu(B) - \mu(A) > M_n = m(A_n) - \mu(A_n) \] As $\mu(B) - \mu(A_n) > \mu(B) - \mu(A)$, this contradicts the definition of $m(A_n)$. Therefore $N$ must be negative, and $X = P \sqcup N$ is the desired decomposition. (U): Since $X = P \sqcup N = P' \sqcup N'$, \[ P \Delta P' = P \setminus P' \sqcup P' \setminus P = P \cap N' \sqcup P' \cap N \] is a union of two null sets, which is null. Likewise, \[ N \Delta N' = N \cap P' \sqcup N' \cap P \] is also a null set. \end{proof} \begin{corollary} \label{corollary:measure-bounded} Let $(X, \cm)$ be a measurable space, then \begin{enumerate} \item For any signed measure $\mu: \cm \to (-\infty, \infty)$, $\mu$ is bounded. \item For any complex measure $\mu: \cm \to \complex$, $\mu$ is bounded. \end{enumerate} \end{corollary} \begin{proof} (1): Let $X = P \sqcup N$ be a \hyperref[Hahn decomposition]{theorem:hahn-decomposition} of $\mu$, then for any $E \in \cm$, $\mu(E) \in [\mu(N), \mu(P)]$. (2): Since $\text{Re}(\mu)$ and $\text{Im}(\mu)$ are both signed measures taking values in $(-\infty, \infty)$, they are bounded by (1). Thus $\mu$ is also bounded. \end{proof} \begin{theorem}[Jordan Decomposition] \label{theorem:jordan-decomposition} Let $(X, \cm)$ be a measurable space and $\mu: \cm \to [-\infty, \infty]$ be a signed measure on $X$, then there exists positive measures $\mu^+, \mu^-: \cm \to [0, \infty]$ such that \begin{enumerate} \item $\mu^+ \perp \mu^-$. \item $\mu = \mu^+ - \mu^-$. \item[(U)] For any other pair $(\nu^+, \nu^-)$ satisfying (1) and (2), $\mu^+ = \nu^+$ and $\mu^- = \nu^-$. \end\{enumerate\} \end{theorem} \begin{proof} (1), (2): Let $X = P \sqcup N$ be a \hyperref[Hahn decomposition]{theorem:hahn-decomposition} of $\mu$. For each $E \in \cm$, let \[ \mu^+(E) = \mu(E \cap P) \quad \mu^-(E) = -\mu(E \cap N) \] then $(\mu^+, \mu^-)$ satisfies (1) and (2). (U): Let $X = P' \sqcup N'$ such that $P'$ is $\nu^-$-null and $N'$ is $\nu^+$-null, then $X = P' \sqcup N'$ is a Hahn decomposition of $\mu$. Since $P' \Delta P = 0$ and $N' \Delta N = 0$, for any $E \in \cm$, \[ \mu^+(E) = \mu(E \cap P) = \mu(E \cap P') = \nu^+(E) \] Likewise, \[ \mu^-(E) = -\mu(E \cap N) = -\mu(E \cap N') = \nu^-(E) \] \end{proof}