On continuity of distribution function and decreasing rearrangement

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Bhat, M. Ashraf^* | Kosuru, G. Sankara Raju

Affiliations: Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, India

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: M. Ashraf Bhat, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute Of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar-140 001, Punjab, India. E-mail: [email protected].

Abstract: Given a measure space (Ω,Σ,μ), the distribution function μf⁢(ν)=μ⁢({t∈Ω:|f⁢(t)|>ν}) where ν⩾0 and the decreasing rearrangement f*⁢(z)=inf⁡{ν⩾0:μf⁢(ν)⩽z}, where z⩾0 and by convention i⁢n⁢f⁢{∅}=∞, of a measurable function f are known to be right continuous functions. However, these functions need not be left continuous. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the conditions under which these functions are continuous. Under the assumption that μ⁢({t∈Ω:|f⁢(t)|>0})<∞, we provide a necessary and sufficient condition for the function μf to be continuous at ν>0. Using the same we provide a similar result for the continuity of decreasing rearrangement f* of the function f.

Keywords: Continuity, distribution function, decreasing rearrangement

DOI: 10.3233/MAS-220003

Journal: Model Assisted Statistics and Applications, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 9-13, 2022