TITLE: Does $M_n^{-1}$ converge for a series of growing matrices $M_n$?
QUESTION [5 upvotes]: $M_n$ is a $n\times n$ matrix with $M_{n+1}=\begin{pmatrix}M_n & a_n \\ b_n^T & c_n\end{pmatrix}$ and $a_n, b_n, c_n \to 0$ for $n\to \infty$. Is this sufficient to state $$ \lim_{n\to\infty}(M_n^{-1}) = (\lim_{n\to\infty}M_n)^{-1} ?$$

REPLY [2 votes]: Let's $
\Omega(\mathbb{R}^{n\times n})=\{ X\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}: \mbox{ there is } X^{-1} \}
$
and $\Omega(\mathbb{R}^{\mathbb{N}\times \mathbb{N}})
=
\bigcup_{n\in\mathbb{N}}\Omega(\mathbb{R}^{n\times n})$, i.e. 
$$
\Omega(\mathbb{R}^{\mathbb{N}\times \mathbb{N}})
=
\left\{ 
X : 
\mbox{ there is } n_0\in\mathbb{N} \mbox{ and there is }  
X^{-1}\in\Omega(\mathbb{R}^{n_0\times n_0}) 
\right\}
$$
Note that $\Omega(\mathbb{R}^{n\times n})$ and $\Omega(\mathbb{R}^{\mathbb{N}\times \mathbb{N}})$ are vectorial spaces whit usual matrix sum and scalar product.
Supose that $M_n\in\Omega(\mathbb{R}^{p_n\times p_n})$ and $c_n\in\Omega(\mathbb{R}^{q_n\times q_n})$  such that $p_n+q_n=n$ for all $n\in\mathbb{N}$ . 

Proposition For all positive $k\in\mathbb{N}$ the aplication
  $$
\Omega(\mathbb{R}^{k\times k})\ni X\mapsto X^{-1}\in\Omega(\mathbb{R}^{k\times k})
$$ is continuous. 

Proof. For see it's use block matrix inversion formula 
$$
\begin{pmatrix} \mathbf{A} & \mathbf{B} \\ \mathbf{C} & \mathbf{D} \end{pmatrix}^{-1} = \begin{pmatrix} \mathbf{A}^{-1}+\mathbf{A}^{-1}\mathbf{B}(\mathbf{D}-\mathbf{CA}^{-1}\mathbf{B})^{-1}\mathbf{CA}^{-1} & -\mathbf{A}^{-1}\mathbf{B}(\mathbf{D}-\mathbf{CA}^{-1}\mathbf{B})^{-1} \\ -(\mathbf{D}-\mathbf{CA}^{-1}\mathbf{B})^{-1}\mathbf{CA}^{-1} & (\mathbf{D}-\mathbf{CA}^{-1}\mathbf{B})^{-1} \end{pmatrix}
$$
and induction on $k$.   

PROPOSITION If $\displaystyle\lim_{n\to\infty}M_n$ converge and $\displaystyle\lim_{n\to\infty}M_n\in\Omega(\mathbb{R}^{\mathbb{N}\times\mathbb{N}})$ for all $p_n+q_n=n$ and  $n\uparrow n_0\in\mathbb{N}$ then
  $$
\lim_{n\to \infty}( M_n)^{-1}= \big(\lim_{n\to \infty} M_n \big)^{-1}.
$$ 

Proof. Similarly, use the block matrix inversion formula and induction on the $p_n+q_n=n$.