We have the inequality $$\alpha_n(t) \le 4\pi(3\pi)^{1/3} \exp\left\{\int_0^t(1+3F_P(\sigma)) \, d\sigma \right\} \cdot \int_0^t P(\sigma)^2(3CD_1^2)^{1/3}\alpha_{n-1}(\sigma) \, d\sigma$$ for $n=2,3,\ldots$. (We notice that $\alpha_n$ appears on both sides of the inequality.) Why does it follow that the infinite series $$\sum_{n=1}^\infty \alpha_n(t)$$ converges locally uniformly on $\mathbb R_0^+$ (that is, converges on $[0,T]$ for some fixed $T > 0$)? This comes from page 354 of the journal that contains the paper "**[Global symmetric solutions of the initial value problem of stellar dynamics][1]**" by Jurgen Batt. [1]: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0022039677900493