A Proof Of Cantor's Theorem

Abstract

We present a short proof of Cantor's Theorem (circa 1870s): if $a_n\cos nx+b_n\sin nx\to 0$ for each $x$ in some (nonempty) open interval, where $a_n,b_n$ are sequences of complex numbers, then $a_n$ and $b_n$ converge to 0.

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