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Separable Lindelöf locally convex spaces that are not second-countable
A Lindelöf space is a topological space in which every open cover has a countable subcover.
Does there exists a Lindelöf locally convex space which is not second countable?
I am also looking for a ...
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Generalizations of the Wiener Tauberian Theorem to Musielak-Orlicz spaces
Musielak-Orlicz spaces provide a generalization of the usual $L^p$ spaces on $(\mathbb{R},\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R}))$ to spaces of functions for which the Luxemburg norm
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\|f\|_M:=\inf\left\{\lambda &...
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Closed graph theorem for cones?
In the paper "A strong open mapping theorem for surjections from cones onto Banach spaces, Marcel de Jeu and Miek Masserschmidt, Adv. Math." it is proved (among other things) that if $X, Y$ are ...
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Is every separable Banach space with the MAP 1-complemented in a space with a monotone basis?
The question, already phrased in the title, looks like a classical problem from Banach space theory from the 1970s. Hence, my question is more of a reference request in its nature.
Can every ...
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An equivalent condition for separability of $X^*$
Let $X$ be a Banach space. By the weak operator topology on $B(X)$, we mean the locally convex topology implemented by the following semi-norms:
$$B(X)\to[0,\infty) : T\to|\langle Tx,x^*\rangle|$$
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Pisier's property $(\alpha)$
Let $\Omega$ be a probability space. Suppose $(\epsilon_i)_{1\leq i\leq n}$ is a sequence of i.i.d. Bernoulli random variables on $\Omega,$ i.e. $(\epsilon_i)_{1\leq i\leq n}$ are independent and $P(\...
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About reflexivity of ultrapower
It is obvious that for a Banach space $E$, $E$ is reflexive iff $\ell^2(E)$ is reflexive. Let $\mathcal U$ be an ultrafilter. Is the reflexivity of $(E)_\mathcal U$ equivalent to refelxivity of $(\ell^...
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A natural center of a convex weakly compact set in Banach space
Question: Let $S$ be a convex weakly compact set in Banach space $H$. Propose a natural way to define the unique center $O \in S$.
Motivation: A lot! For example, in game theory $S$ can be a set of ...
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Banach space modulo a one-dimensional subspace =?
My question is the following:
Given an infinite dimensional Banach space $E$ and a one-dimensional linear subspace $F\subset E$. It is well-known that this one-dimensional linear subspace is closed ...
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Uniform boundedness of an $L^2[0,1]$-ONB in $C[0,1]$
Assume that we have an orthonormal basis of smooth functions in $L^2[0,1]$. Are there useful practical criteria to determine whether the sup-norm of the basis functions has a uniform bound? I am sure ...
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Operational quantities characterizing upper semi-Fredholm operators
An operator $T:X\rightarrow Y$ is said to be upper semi-Fredholm if its range is closed and its kernel is finite-dimensional. M. Schechter (1972) introduced a quantity $$\nu(T):=\sup_{\operatorname{...
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Uniform continuity of sequence of semigroups
Let $T(t)$, $t\in [0,\tau]$, be a $C_0$ semigroup on an Banach space $X$. Also, let $T_n(t)$ be a sequence of semigroups that satisfies for all $x\in X$
$$\lim_{n\to \infty}\sup_{t\in [0,\tau]}\|T_n(...
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Weak compactness of order intervals in $L^1$
Let $(\Omega,\mu)$ be a measure space, say $\sigma$-finite for the sake of simplicity, and let $L^1 := L^1(\Omega,\mu)$ denote the real-valued $L^1$-space over $(\Omega,\mu)$.
For all $f,h \in L^1$ ...
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Thin large subspaces of $\ell^N_1$
Consider a sequence $V_N$ of subspaces of $\ell^N_1$ so that $\dim V_N = N- n$ and $n$ is $\mathsf{o}(N)$. Is it true that these spaces are "thick" (unofficial terminology), i.e. are there constants $...
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Counter example about blow-up solution of DEs
Let $f(\cdot)$ be a continuously differentiable function over $\mathbb{R}$, and $u\in L^2_{loc}(0,\infty)$, $a\in \mathbb{R}$, and $x(t)$ solves the integral of $$\dot{x}(t)=ax(t)+f(x(t))+u(t), \quad ...
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Banach lattices $X$ for which $L_p(\mu)\subset X$ or $X\subset L_q(\mu)$
It is well known (see vol. II of Lindenstrauss and Tzafriri's book) that an order continuous Banach lattice $X$ with a weak unit admits a representation as a (in general not closed) ideal of $L_1(\mu)$...
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Characterization of the interpolation space $(X,D(A^\alpha))_{\theta,p}$ with semigroup $A$ generates?
Let $X$ be a Banach space (could work for over $\mathbb{R}$ as well?)
Let $A\colon D(A)\subset X\to X$ be a sectorial operator, and $e^{tA}$ be the semigroup generated by $A$.
It is well-known that ...
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Comparing two $\sigma$-algebras on $B(\ell^1)$
Let us consider $B(\ell^1)$, bounded linear operators on $\ell^1$. We recall the weak operator topology, denoted by $w$, on $B(\ell^1)$ is determined as follow
$$w-\lim T_i=T \Longleftrightarrow \...
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Are bounded sets always weakly metrizable in reflexive separable spaces?
It is known that if a Banach space is reflexive and separable, its unit ball is weakly metrizable.
My question is about the generalization of this property :
1) Is it true that for all reflexive ...
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Defining a topology by sequences
Suppose we have a Banach space $X$ and have chosen a set $\Sigma$ consisting of some sequences whose members are in $X$. We can then say that $(x_n)_{n=1}^\infty\in X^\mathbb{N}$ is $\Sigma$-...
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Interpolation of some Lebesgue spaces
When dealing with time-dependent PDEs, one often obtain that some quantity $E(t,x)$ belongs to a Lebesgue space $L^p_t(L^q_y)$, which means that
$$\int_0^{+\infty}\|E(t,\cdot)\|_{L^q(\mathbb{R}^n)}^p ...
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Infinite convex combinations in a Banach space
Let's say that a subset $C$ of a Banach space $X$ is $\sigma$-convex if the following property holds:
For any sequence $(x_k)_{k\ge0}$ in $C$, and for
any sequence of non-negative real numbers $(\...
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Weak convergence can imply strong convergence [duplicate]
In $\ell^1(\mathbb N)$, weak convergence implies strong convergence. Is there a classification of infinite-dimensional Banach spaces for which such a property holds true ?
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Weak convergence in the intersection of Lebesgue spaces or Sobolev spaces
Let $B:=B_1\cap B_2\cap...\cap B_n$, where each $B_j$ is a reflexive Lebesgue space or Sobolev space (such as $L^4$, $H^1$, etc.) on a domain in $\mathbb{R}^d$. Then $B$ is a Banach space endowed with ...
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Does Bishop-Phelps Theorem hold for extreme points (slightly different version)?
Recall the Bishop-Phelps Theorem.
Bishop-Phelps Theorem: Let $B\subseteq E$ be a bounded, closed, convex subset of a real Banach space $E.$
Then the set
$$\{e^*\in E^*: e^* \text{ attains its ...
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Are there non-reflexive vector spaces isomorphic to their bi-dual?
Let $V$ be an infinite dimensional topological vector space and consider the natural application $\iota\colon V\to V^{**}$. The space $V$ is said to be reflexive if $\iota$ is an isomorphism.
Are ...
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What is the smallest number of hyperplanes covering $\ell_2$?
For a Banach space $X\ne \{0\}$, let $\mathrm{cov}_H(X)$ be the smallest number of hyperplanes covering $X$.
By a hyperplane in a Banach space I understand any closed affine subspace of codimension ...
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Extending a weak*-converging sequence onto a superspace
Let $X$ be a real Banach space and $Y\subset X$ be a (closed) subspace of $X$. Assume that a sequence $y_n^*\in S_{Y^*}$ weak*-converges to some $y^*\in S_{Y*}$. (Here $S_{Y^*}$ stands for the dual ...
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Can we say that $f$ admits a $m(X,X^*)$-continuous extension to $X$?
Let $X$ be a Banach space equipped with the Mackey topology $m(X,X^*)$. We suppose that $\big(X,m(X,X^*)\big)$ is separable space. Let $H$ be a countable, $m(X,X^*)$-dense subset with $(H=-H)$.
Let $...
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Does this ideal in $B(L_1)$ have a (bounded) right approximate identity?
I will take a roundabout way to defining this ideal, because (a) this route is how my collaborators and I came to it (b) this alternative definition, rather than the standard one, may suggest a ...
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Gluing together dense subset of Projective Limit in $Ban_1$
Let $(X_n,\pi_n^{m})$ be a countable projective system in the category Ban$_1$ of Banach spaces and short linear maps (is (continuous) linear constructions). Then (co)-completeness of this category ...
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Compact operators on $\ell^1$
Let $T$ be a compact symmetric operator on $\ell^2$ and $T\vert_{\ell^1}$ be bounded on $\ell^1$. Are there any non-trivial conditions that $T\vert_{\ell^1}$ is compact as well (for example would $T$ ...
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Attempted Banachification of a space
In a recent blog post, Terry Tao mentioned the question of how to tell if a Hausdorff topological vector space admits a finer topological structure which happens to be the topology of a Banach space (...
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"Hoelder conjugate" version of the Johnson-Lindenstrauss transform
A variation of the well-known Johnson-Lindenstrauss transform (JLT) asserts that for $x_1,\ldots,x_m\in\mathbb{R}^n$ there exists a linear transformation $A:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}^k$ with $k=\...
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Question about a characterization of Grothendieck spaces
I do not believe the argument below is correct, but I am having quite a bit of trouble finding where I went wrong with this, so perhaps someone with more expertise in this area can push me in the ...
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Does the topological Varopoulos algebra consist of functions that are continuous and Varopoulos norm bounded?
Let $X_1,\dots,X_n$ be compact Hausdorff spaces. Let's define the Varopoulos algebra as the projective tensor product: $$V(X_1,\dots,X_n) := C(X_1) \hat{\otimes} \dots \hat{\otimes} C(X_n),$$ i.e. the ...
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About an argument in the paper "Commutators on $\ell_\infty$" by Dosev and Johnson
In the paper "Commutators on $\ell_\infty$" by Dosev and Johnson, in Lemma 4.2 Cas II, the authors have said that "There exists a normalized bock basis $\{u_i\}$ of $\{x_i\}$ and a normalized block ...
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Strong continuity of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator
It's well known that the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck semigroup defined by
$$
P_tf(x)=\int_{\mathbb{R}}f\left(xe^{-t}+\sqrt{1-e^{-2t}}z\right)\frac{e^{-z^2/2}}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\,dz
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is not strongly continuous on ...
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Does $L^p$ contractivity imply $L^p$ dissipativity?
Does $L^p$ contractivity of an operator semigroup imply the $L^p$ dissipativity of the operator ?
Thank you in advance !
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Hahn Banach type extension of a Lipschitz map
The problem that I posted was a much generalized form of what I had in my mind. All I want to know the literature of Hahn-Banach type extension of Lipschitz map. I know only about the result by ...
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Are biduals of spaces of differentiable functions on hypercubes Grothendieck?
Consider the space $E_n = C^1([0,1]^n)$ of continuously differentiable functions with the usual norm
$$\max\{ \|f\|_\infty, \|f^\prime_{x_1}\|_\infty, \ldots, \|f^\prime_{x_n}\|_\infty\}.$$ making it ...
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Reference on vector-valued convex conjugate
The following definition of convex conjugate is taken from Wiki:
Let $X$ be a real topological vector space, and let $X^*$ be the dual space to $X.$
Denote the dual pairing by
$$\langle \cdot ,...
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Are $L^\infty(\Bbb R)$ and $L^2(\Bbb R)$ homeomorphic?
It's easy to see that, for $1\le p,q< \infty$ the spaces $L^p(\Bbb R)$ and $L^q(\Bbb R)$ of $p$-th and $q$-th power integrable functions on the real line are homeomorphic as topological spaces. In ...
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Characterizing a norm on sequences
Let $\{a_i\}$ be a sequence of reals such that $|a_i|\geq|a_{i+1}|$ for all $i$, and consider the following norm: $$\|\{a_i\}\| = \sup_k \frac{1}{\sqrt{k}}\sum_{i=1}^k |a_i|~.$$ One can see that -- ...
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The largest topological copy of a Hilbert space contained in $\ell^1$
Let us consider $\ell^1$, the space of absolutely summable sequences in the space of complex numbers. Clearly every finite dimensional Hilbert space is topologically embedded into $\ell^1$.
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$\ell_1$ and $\ell_\infty$ as complementary subspaces of Banach space
Let $X$ be a Banach space, and let $X'\subset X$ - its subspace. Then the following propositions are true:
$X'$ is closed, $X/X' \cong \ell_1 \Rightarrow X'$ is complementary;
$X' \cong \ell_\infty ...
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Direct proof of injectivity of $L_\infty$
I would like to know a simple proof of isometric injectivity of $L_\infty$. The proof I've found in Topics in Banach space theory. F. Albiac, N. Kalton uses two deep result.
$L_\infty$ as ...
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Relation between the weak star topology and hereditary Lindelöfness
Let $X$ be a Banach space. Is the following implication valid?
$$ (X,w) \textrm{ is hereditarily Lindelöf}~ \Rightarrow X^*~ \textrm{is separable} $$
The converse is clearly true, since the ...
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Weak to weak$^*$ continuity of the duality mapping
Let $X$ be a uniformly convex and uniformly smooth Banach space. We consider the duality mapping $J_p^X$ defined as the sub-gradient $\partial (\frac1p\|\cdot\|^p)$. Is there a characterisation of the ...
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Continuity in Banach space for non-linear maps
I want to find an example of a Banach space $X$ and a continuous map $f:X\rightarrow X$ such that $f$ is not bounded on the unit ball. I do not doubt that such an example exists, but I cannot make it ...
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