Proof of Lebesgue Measure on Euclidean Space is Sigma-Finite
lemmalem:lebesgue-measure-sigma-finite-euclidean-2026aEach ball is Borel and bounded, hence of finite measure by the ball and bounded-set bounds for Lebesgue measure; the Archimedean property puts every point in some ball.
Each result cited is universally quantified over the data in its own statement. Fix and write .
Step 1 (Borel). By claim 1 of Balls Have Positive Lebesgue Measure and Bounded Sets Have Finite Lebesgue Measure, applied with , centre and radius , the set belongs to ; the measure and the balls of that lemma are the Lebesgue measure of Euclidean Space and Lebesgue Measure: Standing Notation §measure and the balls of Euclidean Space and Lebesgue Measure: Standing Notation §space, both being taken from Lebesgue Measure on and Open Ball in a Metric Space for the Euclidean distance .
Step 2 (finite measure). For every we have by Open Ball in a Metric Space, hence . With the point and the positive real this is the condition of Bounded Subset of a Metric Space, so is bounded, and by claim 2 of Balls Have Positive Lebesgue Measure and Bounded Sets Have Finite Lebesgue Measure.
Step 3 (covering). Each is a subset of , so . Conversely let . By claim 1 of The Archimedean Property of the Real Numbers, applied to the real number , there is with . Since is the zero vector, , and is symmetric, being a metric; so by Euclidean Space and Lebesgue Measure: Standing Notation §space. Thus , and .
Step 4 (-finiteness). By Steps 1 to 3, is a sequence in whose union is and each of whose members has finite -measure. This is the definition of -finiteness in Measure, Measure Space, and Probability Measure.
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