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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Oxford 2021 Prelims Mathematics II 3 b Solution by
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Assume first that the original nonnegative series converges to . Its partial sums increase to . Write for the partial sums of the rearrangement of a series. Since is an injection, the indices are distinct, soThus is an increasing bounded sequence, and the bounded monotone sequence theorem gives .
For any fixed , surjectivity of givesFor , nonnegativity implies . Taking limits of sequences first in and then in gives . Hence .
Conversely, is a bijection, and the original series is the rearrangement of a series of defined by . The same argument proves its convergence whenever converges. Both series converge together, and their sums are equal.
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