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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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Subspaces of $H^{\infty}(\mathbb{D})$ which contains a nontrivial weak* closed subalgebra
Let $H^{\infty}(\mathbb{D})$ denotes the Banach space of bounded holomorphic functions in the unit disc. Consider the weak* topology on $L^{\infty}(\mathbb{T})$
that it inherits as the dual of $L^{1}(\...
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Is every ideal part of an operator ideal?
An operator ideal $\mathfrak J$ is a class of continuous operators. Namely, for every pair of complex Banach spaces, $\mathfrak X,\mathfrak Y$, we have that $\mathfrak J(\mathfrak X,\mathfrak Y) \...
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Outline of Generic Separable Banach Spaces don't have a Schauder Basis
So, I know P. Enflo showed that there is a separable Banach Space that doesn't satisfy the approximation property. My professor mentioned during class that in fact generic separable Banach Spaces don'...
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An operator factoring through a Banach space containing no copy of $l_{1}$
Is there an operator $T:X\rightarrow Y$ that factors through a Banach space $Z$ containing no complemented copy of $l_{1}$, but does not factor through any Banach space $W$ containg no copy of $l_{1}$?...
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Existence of closed operators with arbitrary dense domain of a given Banach space
Consider any Banach space $X$, and let $Y$ be any dense subspace, then does it necessarily exist a closed linear operator $T$ defined on $X$, such that the domain of $T$ is exactly $Y$, i.e., $D(T)=Y$?...
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What is the name for a Banach space property closed under ultraproducts?
In Banach space theory, a super-property is a property of a Banach space that is preserved under ultrapowers. (Update (2015-09-28): The property must also be closed under isometric embeddings.) (...
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Approximation via finite rank Cameron-Martin projections
Let $(W, \|\cdot\|_W)$ be a real separable Banach space equipped with
a non-degenerate Gaussian Borel measure $\mu$. Let $H \subset W$ be
the corresponding Cameron-Martin Hilbert space (also known as ...
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does every compact convex set in c0 have but countably many extreme points
This seems plausible, given the properties of the unit ball of $c_0$.
I have a compact set in a complex Banach space $X$ whose closed convex hull has uncountably many extreme points. It would be ...
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The dual of the space of smooth functions that vanish at infinity
Let $U \subset \Bbb R ^n$ be an open subset and let $\mathcal C$ be the space of the smooth functions on $U$ that vanish at infinity, endowed with the seminorms $p_\alpha (f) = \sup \limits _{x \in U} ...
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Is $T^{**}$ unconditionally $p$-summing whenever $T$ is unconditionally $p$-summing?
A sequence $(x_{n})_{n}$ in a Banach space $X$ is said to be unconditionally $p$-summable if $$\sup_{x^{*}\in B_{X^{*}}}\Bigl(\sum_{n=m}^{\infty}\lvert\langle x^{*},x_{n}\rangle\rvert^{p}\Bigr)^{1/p}\...
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"Generalisation" of one-parameter semigroups
Let $(Y,\left\|\cdot\right\|_Y)$ be a Banach space and $A:D(A)\subset Y \to Y$ a closed operator. Studying dynamical systems of the form
\begin{equation}
u'=Au
\end{equation}
quickly leads to the ...
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Is there a Gelfand-Naimark-like characterization of group algebras $L_1(G)$?
The Gelfand-Naimark theorem establishes that a complex commutative Banach algebra $A$ with an identity and an involution $x\to x^*$ satisfying $\|x x^*\|=\|x\|^2$ is (isometrically isomorphic to) a $C(...
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When do block sequences yield disjoint subspaces?
Let $X$ be a Banach space having a (unconditional, normalized) Schauder basis $(e_n)_n$. Suppose that $Y$ and $Z$ are (closed) block subspaces of $X$ having normalized block bases (with respect to $(...
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Completion of $C_0^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^N)$ with norm $\|u\|= \Bigg(\int_{{\mathbb{R}}^N} |\Delta u |^2 \, \mathrm{d}x \Bigg)^{\frac{1}{2}}. $
I have a question that I could not find it any where.
Is the completion of $C_0^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^N)$ with the respect to norm
$$\|u\|= \Bigg(\int_{{\mathbb{R}}^N} |\Delta u |^2 \, \mathrm{d}x \...
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Well-complemented copies of $\ell_p^n$
This must be surely known but I couldn't locate this problem in the literature. It popped out in a priori unrelated approximation problem but if true, would help me greatly.
Let $p\in (1,\infty)$.
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Is the space of vectorial functions that are Dunford integrable complete?
Let $X$ a Banach Space and $(\Omega, \Sigma, \mu)$ a measure space. A function $F:\Omega\rightarrow X$ is Dunford integrable if $x^\ast\circ F$ is $\mu$-integrable for every $x^\ast\in X^\ast$. The ...
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On the Lorentz sequence space $d(w,1)$
I am interested in examples of dual Banach spaces $X$ with the Schur property (weakly convergent sequences in $X$ are norm convergent) like $\ell_1$.
The Lorentz spaces $d(w,1)$ [Lindenstrauss and ...
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Is there a quotient of $c_0$ without the approximation property?
The famous example of Enflo of a Banach space without the approximation property is actually a subspace of $c_0$. Is there a quotient of $c_0$ without the approximation property?
This would follow if ...
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Non strictly-singular operators and complemented subspaces
If $T$ is a bounded operator which is not strictly singular, acting on a separable Banach space $X$, can one always find an infinite dimensional, closed and complemented, subspace $Y$ such that $T$ ...
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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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$L_\infty(\mu)$ spaces non-isomorphic to a dual space
Given a measurable space $(\Omega,\mu)$ such that $L_\infty(\mu)$ is isomorphic to a dual space, $L_\infty(\mu)$ is an injective Banach space. Indeed, given a subspace $Y$ of $X$ and a norm-one ...
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Unitarizability of group representations
Let $G$ be a Lie (or more general) group. Consider its continuous representation in a Banach space by isometries, i.e. preserving the Banach norm. Under what conditions this representation is ...
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Is a specific sequentially closed subset of $M([0,1])$ closed?
Let $M([0,1])$ be the set of finite signed measures on $[0,1]$
(with the topology generated by the sets $\left\{ \mu \in M([0,1]) : \left| \int f(x) \mu(dx)- a\right| \leq \delta\right\}$ for all $\...
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Besov and Triebel-Lizorkin spaces
Let me start with a couple of notational reminders. For $\xi\in \mathbb R^n$,
$$
1=\varphi_{0}(\xi)+\sum_{\nu \ge 1}\varphi_{\nu}(\xi),\quad \varphi_{0}\in C^\infty_c(\mathbb R^{n}),\quad \varphi_{\nu}...
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Subspaces and quotients in Banach space theory
In Banach space theory (closed) subspaces and quotient seem to play a symmetric role. However, since the behavior of subspaces is more intuitive, subspaces appear more frequently. E.g., the theory of ...
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Real interpolation space between the Wiener algebra and $L^2$
The Wiener algebra $W_n$ is the image by the Fourier transform of $L^1(\mathbb R^n)$. What is the (complex) interpolation space between $W_n$ and $L^2(\mathbb R^n)$? It is probably not true that for $\...
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Dual cone of 'positive' Bochner integrable functions
If we consider the space of integrable functions $L^1([0,1];\mathbb{R})$, it can be ordered by the convex cone of positive integrable functions $L^1([0,1];\mathbb{R}_+)$. It is known that the ...
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independent symmetric 3-valued random variables in Lp
Consider the following excerpt from this paper:
Given $1<p<2$, $0<w\leq 1$ and $n\in\mathbb{N}$, we fix once and for all a sequence $f_j^{(n)}=f_{p,w,j}^{(n)}$, $1\leq j\leq n$, of ...
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When do Borel $\sigma$-algebras generated by the total variation norm and the weak* topology coincide?
I am almost certain that I read somewhere that the following is true, but I cannot seem to locate the reference. I would be most appreciative if someone could point me to a reference. The result was ...
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Open problems in Banach spaces, universality
I have gathered a list of universality problems in Banach spaces which have been solved:
1.The non existence of a separable reflexive space universal for the class of separable reflexive spaces.
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SubGROUPs of Banach spaces, when are they dense in a vector subspace?
It’s relatively easy to show that if $J$ is a closed subgroup of a finite-dimensional real Banach space, $B$, then it is a vector subspace iff for all bounded linear functionals $\sigma$ of $B$, $\...
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Characterizations of Wiener algebra
The Wiener algebra $\mathcal W$ is defined as $\text{Fourier}(L^1(\mathbb R))$, i.e. the image by the Fourier transform of $L^1(\mathbb R)$. Riemann-Lebesgue's lemma ensures that
$$
\mathcal W\subset ...
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Location of a Banach Space inside its bidual
Let $X$ be a Banach Space and let $Y$ be a closed subspace of $X^{**}$ such that $X\bigcap Y=0$. Let $P$ be the quotient map from $X^{**}$ onto $X^{**}/ Y$. I need to prove or refute that $P\left|_{X}\...
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Are "most" operators on an infinite-dimensional complex Banach space "diagonalizable"?
This is true for finite-dimensional spaces: the diagonal operators on a finite dimensional complex vector space form contain a dense open set and the nondiagonalizable operators have measure 0.
To be ...
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Estimates of entropy of functional spaces
Let $M^n$ be a compact $n$-dimensional manifold. For $k\geq 0$ let us denote by $C^k(M)$ the Banach space of $k$ times continuously differentiable functions, and $B_{C^k}$ denote the unit ball of it.
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Basis equivalent with a monotone basis
Given a basis in a Banach space $X$, can one find, for every $\varepsilon>0$, an equivalent basis with basis constant at most $1+\varepsilon$?
In $L_p[0,1]$ with $1<p<\infty$ any monotone ...
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Between Tietze's and Dugundji's extension theorems
The celebrated Tietze extension theorem asserts that any continuous real-valued function defined on a closed subset of a normal space, can be extended to a continuous function on the whole space. Seen ...
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reflexive banach space
I want to ask this non-expert question:
What does it mean geometrically for a Banach space to be reflexive?
Well, we could say a Banach space is reflexive iff unit ball is weakly compact. Or some ...
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Lipschitz-free spaces of $\mathbb R^n$
We define
$$
\text{Lip}_0(\mathbb R^n)=\{f:\mathbb R^n\rightarrow \mathbb R, \text{such that $f(0)=0$ and }
\sup_{x\not=y}\frac{\vert f(x)-f(y)\vert}{\vert x-y\vert}<+\infty.
\}
$$
It is well-known ...
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Infinite direct sum of $l_2^{(n_k)}$ contains a complemented isometric copy of $l_2$
How do I show that for any increasing sequence $(n_k) \subseteq \mathbb{N}$, the space $\left( \oplus _{k=1} ^\infty l_2 ^{(n_k)} \right) _\infty$ contains a complemented isometric copy of $l_2$?
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Banach space dual to $L^\infty(I,H^1(M))$
What is the dual to $L^\infty (I,H^1(M))$?, where $I$ is an interval in the real line; $H^1(M)$ is Sobolev space of degree 1, and $M$ is a compact manifold like the torus.
Any references that show ...
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Inductive/Projective Limits of Topological Algebras
It is common to form inductive/projective limits of Banach/Frechet spaces in order to come up with natural topologies for common vector spaces. For instance,
For $k \ge 0$ and $K_n$ compact ...
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Ultraweak topology on B(X): Is the map X\otimes X* -> B(X)* isometric?
Let $X$ be a Banach space. Consider the map
$$
\alpha\colon X\hat{\otimes} X^* \to B(X)^*,
$$
defined one simple tensors as
$$
\alpha(\xi\otimes\eta)(a) = \eta(a(\xi)).\quad (\xi\in X, \eta\in X^*, a\...
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Is this structure a Banach bundle?
Let $X$ be a Banach space. Put $Y=\{ \phi\in X^{*}\mid\;\; \parallel \phi \parallel\leq 1\;\; \&\;\; \phi \neq 0\}$ which is a locally compact Hausdorf space with the weak star topology.
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Non-separable Banach space
The vector space $C_b(\mathbb R)$ of bounded continuous functions on $\mathbb R$ is non-separable: it is possible to produce a direct proof of this fact, mimicking the standard proof for the non-...
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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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Approximation Property: Decomposition
This thread originated from MSE: Approximation Property: Decomposition
Given a Banach space $E$.
Consider a finite rank operator $F\in\mathcal{F}(X,E)$.
Introduce a basis on the finite dimensional ...
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Approximation Property: Characterization
Problem
Given a Banach space $E$. Denote compact sets by $\mathcal{C}$, compact operators by $\mathcal{C}(X,Y)$, and finite rank operators by $\mathcal{F}(X,Y)$.
Suppose it has the approximation ...
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Compact Approximation
This thread originated from MSE: Compact Approximation
This is meant as lemma for: Approximation Property
Given a Banach space $E$.
Denote compact domains by $\mathcal{C}$.
Denote compact ...
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