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Subsets and countable unions of null subsets of Rm are null

Statement

Every subset of a null subset of Rm is null. Assuming countable choice, every countable union of null subsets of Rm is null.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: Null sets Ej, j∈N.

[L2]

Countable choice selects one cover for each Ej (The Axiom of Countable Choice (ACω)), and N2 is countable (N×N≈N).

Proof

technique · constructive
1.1L1

Subset closure follows because any cover of a set covers every subset.

1.2L1L2L3construct

Given ε>0, choose for each j a cube cover of Ej with total volume at most ε2−j−1. This simultaneous selection uses [L2].

2.1step 1.2L2L3given

Enumerate the doubly indexed cubes through a bijection N→N2. Every finite partial sum is contained in a finite rectangle of indices and is at most ∑jε2−j−1≤ε.

3.1step 2.1L1L4discharge-construct∎

By [L4], the enumerated nonnegative volume series converges with sum at most ε. The cubes cover ⋃jEj, proving nullity.

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