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Spaces of continuous and bounded functions over the field of geometric complex numbers

Abstract

Following Grossman and Katz (Non-Newtonian Calculus, 1972), we construct the sets B(A) and C(A) of geometric complex-valued bounded and continuous functions, where A denotes the compact subset of the complex plane . We show that the sets B(A) and C(A) of complex-valued bounded and continuous functions form a vector space with respect to the addition and scalar multiplication in the sense of multiplicative calculus. Finally, we prove that B(A) and C(A) are complete metric spaces.

MSC:26A06, 11U10, 08A05.

1 Introduction

Grossman and Katz [1], introduced the non-Newtonian calculus consisting of the branches of geometric, anageometric and biogeometric calculus, etc. Bashirov et al. [2] gave results with applications to the well-known properties of derivative and integral in the multiplicative calculus. Uzer [3] extended the multiplicative calculus to the complex-valued functions, was interested in the statements of some fundamental theorems and concepts of multiplicative complex calculus, and demonstrated some analogies between the multiplicative complex calculus and the classical calculus by theoretical and numerical examples. Recently, Çakmak and Başar [4] introduced the field R(N) of non-Newtonian real numbers and gave the triangle and Minkowski’s inequalities in the sense of non-Newtonian calculus. They defined the complete metric spaces ω(N), (N), c(N), c 0 (N) and p (N) of all bounded, convergent, null and p-absolutely summable sequences in the sense of non-Newtonian calculus over the field R(N). Quite recently, Tekin and Başar [5] have introduced the spaces ω , , c , c 0 and p over the non-Newtonian complex field C and obtained the corresponding results for these spaces, where p > ¨ 0 ¨ .

Following Bashirov et al. [2, 6, 7] and Uzer [3], Türkmen and Başar [8] obtained corresponding results for multiplicative complex numbers and the concept of multiplicative metric.

Following [8], the main purpose of this paper is the investigation of the space of functions defined by the multiplicative calculus. Following Türkmen and Başar [8], first we define the set C(G) of multiplicative complex numbers by

C ( G ) : = { w = u i g v : u , v R ( G )  and  i g = 1 e G } = { e z = e x ( e y ) ln e i : e x , e y R ( G )  and  e i = e 1 } = { e x + i y : x R ; π < y π  and  i = 1 } = { e z : z C str } ,

where R(G) denotes the set of multiplicative real numbers and

C str :={z=x+iy:xR;π<yπ}.

It is easy to see that C(G)=C{0}. It is clear from the definition of complex exp function that α(z)= e z 0 for all z C str . Since α-generator is a bijective function, it maps all complex numbers without zero to the set of values.

We suppose throughout that the A is a compact subset of the complex plane and (C(G),,) denotes the geometric complex field introduced by Türkmen and Başar [8].

We will consider the sets B(A) and C(A) in the following forms:

B ( A ) : = { f : A C ( G ) K R + x A , | f ( x ) | G K } , C ( A ) : = { f : A C ( G ) f  is continuous on  A } .

For f,gB(A) and λC(G), we define the operations addition () and scalar multiplication () by

: B ( A ) × B ( A ) C ( G ) ( f , g ) ( f g ) ( x ) = f ( x ) g ( x ) , : C ( G ) × B ( A ) C ( G ) ( λ , f ) ( λ f ) ( x ) = λ f ( x ) .

2 Multiplicative complex field and related properties

Theorem 2.1 The set B(A) is a vector space with respect to the algebraic operations addition () and scalar multiplication ().

Proof Let xA, f,gB(A) and λC(G). Then, since f,gB(A), there exist positive numbers K 1 and K 2 such that | f ( x ) | G K 1 and | g ( x ) | G K 2 for all xA. Therefore, one can see by the triangle inequality that

| ( f g ) ( x ) | G = | f ( x ) g ( x ) | G | f ( x ) | G | g ( x ) | G K 1 K 2 = K ; K R + .

This means that fgB(A).

Since the equality | α 1 α 2 | G = | α 1 | G | α 2 | G holds for α 1 , α 2 C(G), by using this fact, we observe that

| ( λ f ) ( x ) | G = | λ f ( x ) | G = | λ | G | f ( x ) | G = [ | f ( x ) | G ] ln | λ | G < .

That is, λfB(A).

(V1) Addition is commutative, that is,

( f g ) ( x ) = f ( x ) g ( x ) = e ln f ( x ) + ln g ( x ) = e ln g ( x ) + ln f ( x ) = g ( x ) f ( x ) = ( g f ) ( x ) .

(V2) Addition is associative, i.e.,

[ ( f g ) h ] ( x ) = [ f ( x ) g ( x ) ] h ( x ) = e [ ln f ( x ) + ln g ( x ) ] + ln h ( x ) = e ln f ( x ) + [ ln g ( x ) + ln h ( x ) ] = f ( x ) [ g ( x ) h ( x ) ] = [ f ( g h ) ] ( x ) .

(V3) An identity element exists for addition. Indeed, since

[ f 0 ] ( x ) = f ( x ) f ( x ) 0 ˙ = f ( x ) e ln f ( x ) e ln 0 ˙ = f ( x ) f ( x ) 0 ˙ = f ( x ) 0 ˙ = e 0 = 1 B ( A ) ,

the identity element is the function 0 such that 0(x)=1 for all xA.

(V4) The inverse element of any fB(A) exists such that

(fg)(x)=f(x)g(x)= e ln f ( x ) e ln g ( x ) =f(x)g(x)=1,

which yields that

g(x)= 1 f ( x ) for all fB(A),

i.e., the inverse element of fB(A) with respect to is g=1/f.

(V5) Scalar multiplication distributes to the addition over the field. Indeed, since

[ ( λ μ ) f ] ( x ) = ( λ μ ) f ( x ) = e ( ln λ + ln μ ) ln f ( x ) = e ln λ ln f ( x ) + ln μ ln f ( x ) = [ λ f ( x ) ] [ μ f ( x ) ] = ( λ f ) ( x ) ( μ f ) ( x ) ,

scalar multiplication distributes to the addition over the field.

(V6) Scalar multiplication distributes to vector addition, i.e.,

[ λ ( f g ) ] ( x ) = λ [ f ( x ) g ( x ) ] = e ln λ [ ln f ( x ) + ln g ( x ) ] = e ln λ ln f ( x ) + ln λ ln g ( x ) = [ λ f ( x ) ] [ λ g ( x ) ] = ( λ f ) ( x ) ( λ g ) ( x ) .

(V7) Compatibility of scalar multiplication with field multiplication holds:

[ ( λ μ ) f ] ( x ) = ( λ μ ) f ( x ) = e ln λ ln μ ln f ( x ) = e ln λ ( ln μ ln f ( x ) ) = λ [ μ f ( x ) ] = [ λ ( μ f ) ] ( x ) .

(V8) e is the identity element of scalar multiplication. It is easy to see that

(ef)(x)=ef(x)= e ln e ln f ( x ) =f(x),

which says that the identity element of scalar multiplication is e.

From (V1)-(V8) vector space axioms are satisfied. Hence B(A) is a vector space over C(G) with the algebraic operations addition () and scalar multiplication (). □

Theorem 2.2 The set C(A) is a subspace of the space B(A) with addition () and scalar multiplication ().

Proof First, we should show that C(A) and C(A)B(A).

Since 0(x)=1 for all xA, 0C(A), that is, the set C(A) is not empty.

Suppose that C(A)B(A). Then there is fC(A) such that | f ( x n ) | G n for x n A for all nN. Since A is compact, ( x n ) is a bounded geometric sequence. So, ( x n ) has at least one convergent subsequence ( x n k ), say x n k G x 0 , as k. Since A is closed x 0 A, hence f is continuous at the point x 0 . Therefore, for ϵ>1, there exists at least δ>1 such that | f ( x ) f ( x 0 ) | G <ϵ for all | x x 0 | G <δ. Now, we choose ϵ=e. Thus, we have ||f(x)||f( x 0 ) | | G | f ( x ) f ( x 0 ) | G <ϵ which leads to | f ( x ) | G <e+ | f ( x 0 ) | G . This contradicts the fact | f ( x n ) | G n. Hence, fB(A) and the inclusion C(A)B(A) holds.

Let xA, f,gC(A) and λ,μC(G). Then we have

[ ( λ f ) ( μ g ) ] ( x ) = [ λ f ( x ) ] [ μ g ( x ) ] = e ln λ ln f ( x ) + ln μ ln g ( x ) = [ e ln f ( x ) ] ln λ [ e ln g ( x ) ] ln μ = [ f ( x ) ] ln λ [ g ( x ) ] ln μ C ( A ) .

Therefore, the algebraic operations and are closed on C(A).

Axioms (V1)-(V8) on C(A) can be fulfilled in the same way as in the proof of Theorem 2.1. □

3 Geometric metric spaces

For each f,gB(A), we define d G by

d G : B ( A ) × B ( A ) R + ( G ) ( f , g ) d G ( f , g ) = sup x A | f ( x ) g ( x ) | G .
(3.1)

Theorem 3.1 (B(A), d G ) is a complete metric space.

Proof Let xA and f,g,hB(A). Now, we check the metric axioms. Let e f 1 ( y ) =f(x), e g 1 ( y ) =g(x), e h 1 ( y ) =h(x)B(A) for x,yA, where f 1 , g 1 and h 1 are the complex-valued bounded functions.

(GM1) Non-negative property holds: 0 ˙ =1, f,gB(A) d G (f,g) 0 ˙ .

(GM2) d G (f,g)= 0 ˙ f(x)g(x)= 0 ˙ .

: From the definition of supremum, we can write

d G ( f , g ) = 1 sup x A | f ( x ) g ( x ) | G = 1 | f ( x ) g ( x ) | G 1 ,
(3.2)

and from the definition of geometric absolute value (see [8]),

|f(x)g(x) | G 1= e 0 .
(3.3)

Using (3.2) and (3.3), we have

| f ( x ) g ( x ) | G = 1 | f ( x ) g ( x ) | G = 1 | e f 1 ( y ) e g 1 ( y ) | G = 1 | e f 1 ( y ) g 1 ( y ) | G = 1 e | f 1 ( y ) g 1 ( y ) | = 1 = e 0 | f 1 ( y ) g 1 ( y ) | = 0 f 1 ( y ) g 1 ( y ) = 0 f 1 ( y ) = g 1 ( y ) e f 1 ( y ) = e g 1 ( y ) f ( x ) = g ( x ) .

: Conversely, we get

f ( x ) = g ( x ) | f ( x ) g ( x ) | = 1 | f ( x ) g ( x ) | G = 1 sup x A | f ( x ) g ( x ) | G = 1 d G ( f , g ) = 1 .

(GM3) Symmetry property holds. From the definition of the relation d G , we have

d G ( f , g ) = sup x A | f ( x ) g ( x ) | G = sup x A | f ( x ) g ( x ) | G = sup y A | e f 1 ( y ) e g 1 ( y ) | G = sup y A | e f 1 ( y ) g 1 ( y ) | G = sup y A e | f 1 ( y ) g 1 ( y ) | = sup y A e | g 1 ( y ) f 1 ( y ) | = sup y A | e g 1 ( y ) f 1 ( y ) | G = sup y A | e g 1 ( y ) e f 1 ( y ) | G = sup x A | g ( x ) f ( x ) | G = sup x A | g ( x ) f ( x ) | G = d G ( g , f ) .

(GM4) The triangle inequality holds. Firstly we will get

| f ( x ) g ( x ) | G = | f ( x ) g ( x ) | G = | e f 1 ( y ) e g 1 ( y ) | G = | e f 1 ( y ) g 1 ( y ) | G = e | f 1 ( y ) g 1 ( y ) | = e | f 1 ( y ) h 1 ( y ) + h 1 ( y ) g 1 ( y ) | e | f 1 ( y ) h 1 ( y ) | + | h 1 ( y ) g 1 ( y ) | = e | f 1 ( y ) h 1 ( y ) | e | h 1 ( y ) g 1 ( y ) | = | e f 1 ( y ) h 1 ( y ) | G | e h 1 ( y ) g 1 ( y ) | G = | e f 1 ( y ) e h 1 ( y ) | G | e h 1 ( y ) e g 1 ( y ) | G = | f ( x ) h ( x ) | G | h ( x ) g ( x ) | G = | f ( x ) h ( x ) | G | h ( x ) g ( x ) | G .

Therefore, one can easily see that

sup x A | f ( x ) g ( x ) | G sup x A [ | f ( x ) h ( x ) | G | h ( x ) g ( x ) | G ] sup x A | f ( x ) h ( x ) | G sup x A | h ( x ) g ( x ) | G ,

which leads us to the desired inequality

d G (f,g) d G (f,h) d G (h,g).

Properties (GM1)-(GM4) imply that (B(A), d G ) is a metric space.

Suppose that ( f n ) is a Cauchy sequence in the metric space (B(A), d G ). Then, for every ε>1, there is an n 0 = n 0 (ε) such that

d G ( f n , f m )= sup x A | f n (x) f m (x) | G <ε
(3.4)

for all m,n> n 0 . Hence, { f n (x)} is a Cauchy sequence of geometric complex numbers for each fixed xA. Since C(G) is complete by Theorem 4.5 of Türkmen and Başar [8], the sequence { f n (x)} is convergent, say f n (x) G f(x) for xA, as n. By letting m with n> n 0 , we derive from (3.4) that sup x A | f n ( x ) f ( x ) | G ϵ. Therefore we have | f n ( x ) f ( x ) | G ϵ for all n> n 0 and for all xA. That is to say, for every ϵ>1, there exists at least n 0 = n 0 (ϵ)N such that | f n ( x ) f ( x ) | G ϵ for all n> n 0 and for all xA. This means that the sequence ( f n ) converges uniformly to f as n.

Additionally, since there exists a K>0 such that

| f ( x ) | G =|f(x) f n (x)+ f n (x) | G |f(x) f n (x) | G | f n (x) | G ϵK

for all xA and for all nN, fB(A). That is to say, an arbitrary Cauchy sequence in the metric space (B(A), d G ) is convergent. This completes the proof. □

It is obvious that d G is an induced metric from the norm G , that is,

f G = d G (f,0)= sup x A | f ( x ) 0 ( x ) | G ;fB(A).
(3.5)

So, we have the following as a direct consequence of Theorem 3.1.

Corollary 3.2 (B(A), G ) is a Banach space, where G is defined by (3.5) .

Theorem 3.3 (C(A), d G ) is a complete metric space, where d G is defined on the space C(A) by

d G : C ( A ) × C ( A ) R + ( G ) ( f , g ) d G ( f , g ) = max x A | f ( x ) g ( x ) | G .

Theorem 3.3 leads to the following result.

Corollary 3.4 (C(A), G ) is a Banach space, where G is defined on the space C(A) by

f G = d G (f,0)= max x A | f ( x ) 0 ( x ) | G ;fC(A).

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The author would like to thank Professor Feyzi Başar, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Fatih University, The Hadımköy Campus, Büyükçekmece, 34500-İstanbul, Turkey, for his careful reading and constructive criticism of an earlier version of this paper, which improved the presentation and its readability. The author is very grateful to the anonymous referee for many helpful suggestions and comments on the paper. Finally, the author should express his gratitude to Ph.D. students Sebiha Tekin and Ahmet Faruk Çakmak for their valuable help for revising the manuscript in the light of reviewer’s suggestions. The main results of this paper were presented in part at the conference First International Conference on Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICAAM 2012) held October 18-21, 2012 in Gümüşhane, Turkey at the University of Gümüşhane.

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Cakir, Z. Spaces of continuous and bounded functions over the field of geometric complex numbers. J Inequal Appl 2013, 363 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1029-242X-2013-363

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