# Cesaro means of uniformly convergent sequence of functions also converges

Statement of the problem:

Prove: If a sequence of complex functions $s_n$ on a set $X$ converges uniformly to a complex function $s$, then the sequence of Cesaro means $\sigma_N$ also converges uniformly to $s$.

I have already shown that a sequence of complex numbers $\{s_n\}$ which converges to $s$ has Cesaro means which also converge to $s$, but I'm not sure how to use that to prove this statement. My first instinct was to say that, for each $x$ in the domain, we just have a sequence of complex numbers, so each $\sigma_N(x)$ converges to $s(x)$, but this only establishes pointwise converges (right?). I don't know how to deal with the uniform condition.

Edit: According to my professor, this exercise he assigned is actually false. Can someone come up with an explanation why?

• Does writing $\sigma_N - s = \frac1N\sum_{n=1}^N (s_n-s)$ help ? – Sary Mar 2 '15 at 1:56
• @Sary I used that to prove the statement about the sequence complex numbers. Is that still a valid way to prove it for functions when there are infinitely many possibilities for $x$? I figure that each sequence of complex numbers for each point $x$ (denote it $S_x$) and any $\epsilon > 0$ has an associated $N_{x,\epsilon}$ where $n > N_x \Rightarrow |\sigma_N(x) - s(x)| < \epsilon$. While this proves pointwise convergence, does it prove uniform? If it helps, I can post my proof for the sequence of complex numbers statement. – MCT Mar 2 '15 at 2:00
• Then write $\delta_n := \sup_x|s_n(x)-s(x)|$. What do you know about that sequence of numbers ? Can you give an upper bound for $\sup_x |\sigma_N(x) - s(x)|$ in terms of the $\delta_n$'s ? – Sary Mar 2 '15 at 2:09
• @Sary OK, how do I know that $\delta_n$ exists and is finite? That is essentially my main confusion. If I know why it exists, the rest of the proof I can do. – MCT Mar 2 '15 at 2:11
• @Sary see my answer. It doesn't work because $\delta_n$ might not exist for small values of $n$. – MCT Mar 2 '15 at 15:25

On $(0,1]$ let $s_1(x) = \frac{1}{x}$ and $s_n = 0$ for $n > 1$, then $s_n \to 0$ uniformly but $\sigma_N \to 0$ pointwise.