Some bounded sequences that always converge

by @sequoia · difficulty 54/100

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Let αC\alpha\in\mathbb{C} be such that α1\vert \alpha\vert\neq1 and uu be a complex sequence such that un+1αunn+0u_{n+1}-\alpha\,u_n\,\underset{n\to +\infty}{\longrightarrow} 0.

  1. We assume furthermore that uu is bounded. Show that uu converges.
  2. For which α\alpha can the result of 1) be generalized if uu is not bounded ?
  3. Show that the sequence (einθ)nN(e^{in\theta})_{n\in\N} does not converge for all θR\2πZ\theta\in\mathbb{R}\backslash 2\pi\mathbb{Z}. Conclude for the case α=1\vert\alpha\vert=1.

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