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Proving an equivalence about probability measures on a space.

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Let $(X,\mathcal{A})$ be a measurable space and $T :X \to X$ a measurable transformation and $\mu,\nu$ probability measures on $(X,\mathcal{A})$. Prove TFAE:

(i) $\nu(T^{-1}(E))=\mu(E)$ for all $E \in \mathcal{A}$.

(ii) $\int \phi d \mu = \int \phi \circ T d \nu$ for all $\phi \in L^1(\mu)$.

Attempt:

For the forward direction, letting $\phi \in L^1(\mu)$, I define a function

$$\psi:X \to \Bbb{R}$$

via $\psi(x)=\phi(T(x))$ for every $x \in X$. Then it suffices to prove $\int \phi d \mu = \int \psi d \nu$ and $\psi$ is clearly measurable as it is the composition of measurable functions. I need to also show $\psi \in L^1(\mu)$ right? Does it follow that

$$\int_E \vert \psi \vert d \nu = \int_{T^{-1}(E)} \vert \phi \vert d \nu = \nu(T^{-1}(E))=\mu(E).$$

Where the first equality is by change of variables and assumption of (i) and the last equality holds by just (i). Am I on the right track?

For the backwards direction should I consider as my $\phi$ just $\chi_E$ the indicator function on $E$? Then by assumption of (ii) we have

$$\int \chi_E d \mu = \int \chi_E \circ T d \nu.$$

If this is the case I see the LHS is just $\mu(E)$ and I need to play with the RHS to get $\nu(T^{-1}(E))$.


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