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The ultrapower of the direct sum is the direct sum of ultrapowers
Currently, I'm reading the paper "Towards the fixed point property for superreflexive spaces" by Andrzej Wiśnicki. In this article, given $X_1,\dots,X_n$ Banach spaces, he defines $(X_1\...
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Weakly null sequences in projective tensor products
First, I'd like to record a question that may still be open. The snippet below is taken from DiestelPuglisi2009.
Second, let $E$ be a Banach space, $(u_n)$ be a weakly null sequence in the projective ...
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Does weak-* convergence in $W^{1,\infty}$ imply weak-* convergence in $L^\infty$?
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^n$ be open and bounded.
What does weak-* convergence for a sequence of functions $\{f_k\}_{k \in \mathbb{N}}$ in $W^{1,\infty}(\Omega)$ mean? It seems to me that there ...
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Isomorphic embedding of $l^n_{\infty}$ into $l_1^m$?
Given $n$, is there a $C(n)$-isomorphic embedding of $l^n_{\infty}$ into $l^m_1$ for sufficiently large $m$ and $C(n)<<\log(n)$?
For $n=2$ this can done with $m=2$. There are some results about $...
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Does this variant coincide with the usual Hölder space?
$\newcommand{\NN}{\mathbb N} \newcommand{\RR}{\mathbb R}$
Let $\alpha \in (0, 1]$ and $d, j \in \NN^*$.
The usual Hölder space $C^{j, \alpha} := C^{j,\alpha} (\RR^d; \RR)$ is defined as the space of ...
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Is $\Lambda:= \pi_2 \circ \pi_1:E \to L$ surjective?
Let $E$ be a Banach space. For a linear map $T$, we denote by $R(T)$ its range and by $N(T)$ its kernel. Let $I:E \to E$ be the identity map. Let $T:E \to E$ be a compact (bounded linear) operator. ...
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Weak*-separability of the unit ball of $X’$ and density characters and cardinalities of $X$ and $X’$
(This question has also been asked on Math StackExchange.)
Let $X$ be a Banach space, $X’$ be its continuous dual such that its unit ball is weak*-separable. I’ve been wondering what can be said about ...
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Complex interpolation of subspaces
Let $(X_0,X_1)$ be an interpolation couple of Banach spaces. Using complex interpolation we can form Banach spaces $X_\theta:=(X_0,X_1)_\theta$ where $0<\theta<1.$ Let $E_\theta\subseteq X_\...
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Distinguishing topologically weak topologies of Banach spaces
Are the weak topologies of $\ell_1$ and $L_1$ homeomorphic?
Strangely may it sound, the question seeks contrasts between norm and weak topologies of Banach spaces from the non-linear point of view. ...
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Non-surjective isometries of $l_p$
It is well known that all surjective isometries of $l_p$ for $p\neq 2$ are the signed permutations of the unit vector basis $(e_n)$. Is there a characterization for the linear non-surjective ...
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Parallelogram law for vectors of equal length
Does the parallelogram law for vectors of equal length imply the full parallelogram law? That is,
if for all norm one vectors $x$ and $y$ in a Banach space $X$ it holds that $\lVert x-y\rVert^2+\lVert ...
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$\ell^1$ predual with no $c_0$ quotient?
Question: Does there exist an isomorphic predual of $\ell^1$, which does not have a quotient isomorphic to $c_0$?
Thanks in advance.
Edit: The answer is no. Let $X$ be a Banach space such that $X^*$...
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Quotients of $c_0\mathbin{\hat{\otimes}_{\pi}}\ell^1$
Let $\hat{\otimes}_{\pi}$ denote the projective tensor product. Let $$\mathcal{S} = \{V\subseteq c_0\mathbin{\hat{\otimes}_{\pi}}\ell^1\textrm{ closed subspace}: {c_0\mathbin{\hat{\otimes}_{\pi}}\ell^...
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Norm distance in a Banach space
Consider the Hilbert space $l_2(\mathbb{N})$ under the square summable norm $\Vert \cdot \Vert_2.$ Let us define a new norm $||| \cdot ||| $ equivalent to $\Vert \cdot \Vert_2$ such that the closed ...
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Automorphic Banach spaces
A Banach space $X$ is called automorphic if for every closed subspace $Y\subseteq X$ with $\dim X/Y=\infty$, every automorphism (= linear continuous isomorphism) of $Y$ can be extended to an ...
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About a weak$^*$ convergent net
Let $G$ be a locally compact abelian group and $A$ be semisimple commutative Banach algebra such that $A^{**}$ has Radon-Nikodym property. Denote by $\Gamma$ and $M(G)$ the dual group and the measure ...
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Quotients of $c_0$ that are complemented in $c_0$
Suppose $X$ is a closed subspace of $c_0$ with an unconditional basis and suppose also that it is a quotient of $c_0$. Is $X$ also a complemented subspace of $c_0$?
An affirmative answer implies that $...
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Complemented subspaces in a dual Banach space
Let $Y$ be a complemented subspace in a dual Banach space $X$. Is it true that $Y$ is itself isomorphic to a dual?
This is the case of a $w^*$-closed subspace $Y$, but a complemented subspace of $X^*...
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Closure of BV paths in space of paths of finite $p$-variation
Let $p\ge1$ and $T>0$. Define $\mathscr D([0,T])$to be the space of partitions of $[0,T]$, where each partition is a finite collection of distinct points of $[0,T]$. Consider a continuous path $X:[...
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Group of isometries of Banach spaces a topological group?
Let $X$ be a Banach space and let $\mathrm{Iso}(X)$ be its group of isometries, i.e., the set of surjective linear maps $T: X \to X$ with $\|Tx\| = \|x\|$.
Q: Is $\mathrm{Iso}(X)$ a topological group ...
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Is the embedding $i: (L^p_\text{loc} (Y), \| \cdot \|_{L^p_\text{loc}}) \to (L^0(Y), \hat \rho)$ continuous or Borel measurable?
Below we use Bochner measurability and Bochner integral. Let
$(Y, d)$ be a separable metric space,
$\mathcal B$ Borel $\sigma$-algebra of $Y$,
$\nu$ a $\sigma$-finite Borel measure on $Y$,
$(Y, \...
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A $C^*$ algebraic analogy of the concept of complemented subspace in the particular case of $\ell^\infty$
Let $A$ be a $C^*$ algebra. A $C^*$ subalgebra $C\subset A$ is said to be $C^*$ algebraic complemented of $A$ if there exist a $C^*$ subalgebra $D\subset A$ with $A=C\oplus D$ and the obvios mapping $...
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A space isometric to $\ell_\infty^2$
Consider a norm on $\mathbb C^2$ as $\|(z_1,z_2)\|:=\max\{|z_1|,|z_2|,\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}|z_1+iz_2|\}.$
Question. Is $(\mathbb C^2,\|.\|)$ linearly isometric to $(\mathbb C^2,\|.\|_{\infty})$ where $\|(...
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Does $L_{p}(\mu, X)^*=L_{q} (\mu, X^*)$ hold for $\sigma$-finite measure spaces?
I'm reading Theorem 1 at page 98 of Vector Measures by Joseph Diestel, John Jerry Uhl.
THEOREM 1. Let $(\Omega, \Sigma, \mu)$ be a finite measure space, $1 \leq p<\infty$, and $X$ be a Banach ...
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General form of bounded linear functionals on Banach spaces
It is a famous result due to Riesz that every bounded linear functional $f$ on a Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$ is of the form $f(x)=\langle x,z \rangle$ for a unique $z\in H$.
On p.188 of Introductory ...
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Banach spaces in which every DP-set is a limited set
Let $X$ be a Banach space and $A\subseteq X$ be a bounded subset.
$A$ is a Dunford-Pettis set if every weakly null sequence $(f_n)$ in $X^*$ converges to $0$ uniformly on $A$, that is $$ \lim_{n\to\...
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Given a totally ordered system of Banach spaces, can we we always change the norms to get isometric embeddings?
Given a real vector space $V$ which is the union of a totally ordered family of vector subspaces $V=\bigcup_{i\in I} V_i$. By that I mean that we assume that $(I,\leq)$ is a totally ordered set and ...
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What is an example of two Banach spaces $X,Y$ such that $X$ embeds isometrically but not linearly into $Y$?
By a result of Godefroy and Kalton if $X,Y$ are separable Banach spaces and $X$ embeds isometrically into $Y$, then $X$ embeds with a linear isometry into $Y$.
Is this result known to fail for ...
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Does an isometric automorphism of $L_p (X,\mu, E)$ preserve pointwise convergence?
Let $(X, \mathcal A, \mu)$ be a $\sigma$-finite measure space and $(E, |\cdot|)$ a Banach space. Here we use the Bochner integral. Let $p \in [1, \infty)$ and $q \in (1, \infty]$ such that $p^{-1}+q^{-...
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A list of properties of $(\bigoplus \ell^1_n)_{\ell^p}$, $1<p<\infty$
The Banach space $E=(\bigoplus_{n=1}^{\infty}\ell^1_n)_{\ell^p}$ for $1<p<\infty$ shows up in various places in the literature to construct counterexamples. The purpose of this post is to ...
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Non-differentiable Lipschitz functions
As far as I understand, there are Lipschitz functions $f:\mathbb{R}\to\ell^\infty$ that are nowhere differentiable in the Frechet sense. Where can I find such an example?
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Dunford-Pettis like properties for Banach spaces of operators
Let $E$ be a Banach space and $A\subseteq B(E)$ be a Banach subspace of operators on $E$.
Suppose $A$ satisfies the property (RCC) given below:
$$
\left.\begin{array}{l}
(x_n)\subseteq A \textrm{ ...
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On dense embedding of Banach spaces
Disclaimer: When I came up with this question yesterday, I suspected it to be trivial (trivially true or trivially false). Then it kept me awake several hours tonight... (I still hope, though, this is ...
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About the constructions of Tsirelson space
Let $T'$ be the Tsirelson space dual in the Figiel-Johson construction, and $B_{T'}$ the unit closed ball. Then, $B_{T'}$ satisfies the next properties:
(i) $B_{T'}\subset B_{l^\infty}.$ Each vector ...
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Weak convergence using tensor product
I haven't got to see this argument used in the PhD thesis of [R. Ryan]: Applications of topological tensor products to infinite dimensional holomorphy, doctoral thesis, Trinity College, Dublin (1980), ...
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Does property (V) imply the Grothendieck property for dual Banach spaces?
A Banach space $X$ has property (V) whenever for each Banach space $Y$, every unconditionally converging operator $T:X\to Y$ is weakly compact; equivalently, every non-weakly compact operator $T:X\to ...
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Does there exists a smooth reflexive infinite dimensional Banach space that is not strictly convex
It is known that in a reflexive Banach space, if the norm is strictly convex, then its dual will be smooth Banach space, and if the norm is smooth, then the dual norm is strictly convex.
We can find ...
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Radon-Nikodym property in Diestel & Uhl: a definition clarification
I posted the following question on MSE originally because, not being research-level, it seemed more appropriate for that site. However, there was no activity for it on MSE and I feel that it certainly ...
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Zero flux along lines
I am considering the $L^1$ ball in $\mathbb{R}^d$, and a conservative vector field $V$ on it, which arises as the gradient of a bounded, almost-everywhere Lipchitz-function. Denoting by $e_i$ as the i’...
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The complement of $L_1(0,1)$ in $L_1(0,1)^{**}$
Let $\mu$ be a finite measure, like the Lebesgue measure in $(0,1)$. It is well-known that $L_1(\mu)$ and its second dual $L_1(\mu)^{**}$ are Banach lattices, $L_1(\mu)$ is a projection band in $L_1(\...
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A geometric intuition about convexifiability
I've come up with the following conjecture about convexifiability being determined by "important" sets in Banach spaces. To me, the conjecture looks quite innocuous and intuitive, but I'm ...
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When is a Banach space a Hilbert space?
Let $\mathcal{X}$ be a real or complex Banach space.
It is a well known fact that $\mathcal{X}$ is a Hilbert space (i.e. the norm comes from an inner product) if the parallelogram identity holds.
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Existence for a nonlinear evolution equation with a monotone operator that is not maximal
We consider the nonlinear evolution equation
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\dot{u}(t) + Bu(t) = 0, \quad u(0)=0
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with
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A: \mathcal{C}(\Omega)\to \mathcal{M}(\Omega),\; p \mapsto \arg\min_{\mu\in\partial\chi_{\{||\...
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Finding set of best approximations from a point in $c_0$ to its subspace
Given $X$=$c_0$, null sequence space with sup norm. Consider a subspace $Y$ of $c_0$ consisting of elements of $c_0$ as, $Y=\{x\in c_0 : x_{2i}=i.x_{2i-1}, i \geq 1\}$. I need to find the set of best ...
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Implicit function theorem with continuous dependence on parameter
Let $X,Y$ be Hilbert spaces and $P$ a topological space$^1$ and $p_0\in P$.
Let $f:X\times P\to Y$ be a continuous map such that
for any parameter $p\in P$, $f_p:= f|_{X\times \{p\}}:X\to Y$ is ...
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Why is it difficult to define a direct integral of Banach spaces or Banach algebras?
In the relevant Wikipedia entry, I can read about how to define a direct integral on Hilbert spaces and Von-Neumann algebras.
Suppose that I want to define a direct integral on either Banach spaces or ...
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Can a weighted $\ell^p$ norm be bounded by an unweighted $\ell^q$ norm?
For any sequence $\omega\in[1, \infty)^{\mathbb{N}}$, define the weighted $\ell^p_\omega$-norm of the sequence $v$ by
$$\Vert v\Vert_{\ell^p_\omega} := \left(\sum_{k=1}^\infty \omega_k^p |v|_k^p\right)...
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Functional-analytic proof of the existence of non-symmetric random variables with vanishing odd moments
It is known that a random variable $X$ which is symmetric about $0$ (i.e $X$ and $-X$ have the same distribution) must have all its odd moments (when they exist!) equal to zero. The converse is a ...
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A reproducing kernel Hilbert space
A functional Hilbert space $\mathscr H=\mathscr H(\Omega)$ is a Hilbert space of complex valued functions on a (nonempty) set $\Omega$, which has the property that point evaluations are continuous i.e....
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If $H \in L_{q} (\mu, X^*)$ such that $\int \langle H, f \rangle \mathrm d \mu = 0$ for all $f \in L_{p}(\mu, X)$, then $H=0$ $\mu$-a.e
I'm reading Theorem 1 at page 98 of Vector Measures by Joseph Diestel, John Jerry Uhl. Here we use the Bochner integral.
Theorem 1 Let $(\Omega, \Sigma, \mu)$ be a $\sigma$-finite measure space, $1 \...
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