Physlib

QuantumInfo.ForMathlib.Superadditive

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definition

Definition of a superadditive sequence u(m+n)≥u(m)+u(n)u(m+n) \geq u(m) + u(n)

Let u:N→Ru: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{R} be a sequence of real numbers. The property `Superadditive` states that for all natural numbers mm and nn, the sequence satisfies the inequality u(m+n)≥u(m)+u(n)u(m + n) \geq u(m) + u(n).

theorem

If uu is superadditive, then −u-u is subadditive

Let u:N→Ru: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{R} be a sequence. If uu is a superadditive sequence, then the sequence defined by n↦−u(n)n \mapsto -u(n) is a subadditive sequence.

definition

Limit of superadditive sequence defined as sup⁡n≥1u(n)n\sup_{n \geq 1} \frac{u(n)}{n}

Let u:N→Ru: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{R} be a superadditive sequence (satisfying u(m+n)≥u(m)+u(n)u(m+n) \geq u(m) + u(n) for all m,n∈Nm, n \in \mathbb{N}). The term lim(u)\text{lim}(u) is defined as the supremum of the set of values {u(n)n:n≥1}\{\frac{u(n)}{n} : n \geq 1\}.

theorem

Fekete's Lemma for Superadditive Sequences: Boundedness Above Implies Convergence of u(n)/nu(n)/n

Let u:N→Ru: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{R} be a superadditive sequence. If the sequence {u(n)/n}n∈N\{u(n)/n\}_{n \in \mathbb{N}} is bounded above, then u(n)/nu(n)/n converges as n→∞n \to \infty to its limit, denoted by lim(u)\text{lim}(u).

theorem

The Negation of a Subadditive Sequence is Superadditive

Let u:N→Ru: \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{R} be a sequence of real numbers. If uu is subadditive, then the sequence defined by (−u)n=−un(-u)_n = -u_n is superadditive. That is, for all m,n∈Nm, n \in \mathbb{N}, the inequality −um+n≥(−um)+(−un)-u_{m+n} \geq (-u_m) + (-u_n) holds.