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On the relation between Lipschitz free-spaces
Let $X$ be a pointed metric space, with base point 0. The space of Lipschitz function which preserves the base point,
$Lip_0(X)=\{f:X\to\mathbb{R} : f(0)=0\}$ consider with the norm $\|f(x)\|=\sup_{x\...
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Example of a strictly cosingular operator whose dual is not strictly singular?
The short version of my question: Suppose $T\in\mathcal{L}(X,Y)$ is strictly cosingular. Must $T^*$ be strictly singular?
The long version.
Let $X$ and $Y$ be Banach spaces, and denote by $\mathcal{...
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Continuous factors for invertible simple tensors
Our following question is motivated by this very interesting answer
Assume that $A$ is a $C^{*}$ algebra. Put $X=\{a\otimes b \mid a,b \in G(A)\}$ where $G(A)$ is the space of all ...
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$\|T\|_2 \le \sqrt{\|T\|_1\|T\|_\infty}$
Let $T$ be a linear operator acting on a finite-dimensional real or complex
vector space. As a direct consequence (or rather a particular case) of the
Riesz-Thorin theorem, we have
$$ \|T\|_2 \le \...
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Transpose of unbounded operators between Banach spaces.
Let $X$ and $Y$ be Banach spaces, and let $L : X \rightarrow Y$ be a unbounded operator with dense domain $\operatorname{dom}(L)$. We can then talk about the transposed operator
$L' : \operatorname{...
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About a property of bounded closed convex set
Terminology:
For a bounded closed convex (bcc for short) set $A$, define $w(A)$ to be the infimum of the distance between pairs of
parallel hyperplanes supporting $A$.
We say that a bcc ...
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Banach lattice subspace of $C([0,1])$ not a sublattice
This is probably easy, but I did not see it in standard texts. Describe a closed subspace $V$ of $C([0,1])$ such that $V$ is a Banach lattice (in the pointwise ordering), but $V$ is not a sublattice ...
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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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Banach-Mazur distance to complex $\ell^1$ of a space containing real $\ell^1$
Consider a complex Banach space $X$ with a real subspace isometric to $\ell^1_{\mathbb R}$. What is the best constant $c$ such that $X$ contains a complex subspace $c$-isometric to $\ell^1_{\mathbb C}$...
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Extending Continuous Sublinear maps on dense subsets of a Banach space
Suppose X' and Y are Banach spaces and X is a linear subspace dense in X'. Let T be a continuous map of X to Y satisfying:
(1) ||T(x+y)|| is less than or equal to ||T(x)||+||T(y)||.
Please prove ...
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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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Weak*-closed and complemented subspaces of dual Banach spaces
We consider a Banach space $X$ and its dual $X^*$.
Let $Q\colon X^\ast \to X^\ast$ be an idempotent operator.
Question:
Can we find an idempotent operator $P\colon X^\ast \to X^\ast$ which is weak$...
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Inequivalent complete norms and the axiom of choice
Hi,
I've been wondering about the following :
Is it possible, without the axiom of choice, to have two inequivalent complete norms on a vector space?
All the examples of inequivalent complete norms ...
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Pull-back of generalized functions
Let $f\colon X\to Y$ be a smooth map between smooth manifolds. Then the pull-back operation
$f^*\colon C^\infty(Y)\to C^\infty(X)$ is a linear continuous operator when $C^\infty$ is equipped with the ...
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relation between of uniformly rotund in every direction and uniformly rotund and locally uniformly rotund
The norm of a Banach space $X$ is said to be uniformly rotund in every direction if $$\lim_{n→∞}\|x_n−y_n\|=0$$ whenever $$x_n,y_n∈SX$$ are such that $$\lim_{n→∞}\|x_n+y_n\|=2$$ and there is a $z∈X$ ...
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Continuity of a composite function
Let $n=2$ or 3 and let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain of $\mathbb{R}^n$. Let $T>0$ and $f \in L^2([0,T],H^1(\mathbb{R}^n))$.
Is the mapping
\begin{equation}
\begin{array}{rcl}
C^0([0,T],C^1(\bar{\...
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Various limits of the Christoffel Darboux Kernel
In a different thread, we stumbled upon the following question:
Given a continuous finite measure $w(x)dx$ on some interval $(a,b)$, $-\infty \leq a <b \leq \infty$, and the set of respective ...
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Martingale-cotype vs cotype on super-reflexive spaces
I'm have difficultly nailing down the direction of some implications. For $2 \leq q < \infty$, there are (at least) two ways to say that a Banach space $B$ has "cotype $q$".
$B$ has ...
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Positive definite quadratic forms on Banach spaces
This is a question about characterizing Hilbert spaces in terms of quadratic forms. Let $X$ be a real Banach space and $E$ a bounded quadratic form on it, it is called positive definite if $E(x,x)\...
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If $ F(x,\bullet) \in {L^{2}}(G,B) $ for all $ x \in G $, then is $ x \mapsto F(x,\bullet) $ strongly measurable?
This question is related to something that I asked yesterday: If $ F(x,\bullet) \in {L^{\infty}}(G,B) $ for all $ x \in G $, then is $ x \mapsto F(x,\bullet) $ strongly measurable?
Pietro Majer ...
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A universal operator between separable Banach spaces
The Banach space $C[0,1]$ is universal for all separable Banach spaces in the sense that for a separable Banach space $X$ there is an isometric isomorphism from $X$ into $C[0,1]$. My question is ...
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If $H$ is a separable Hilbert space, is its dual dense in $L^2(H)$?
Let $H$ be an infinite-dimensional, separable Hilbert space, and let $\gamma$ be a Radon probability measure on $H$ with mean zero and covariance operator the identity $I$.
Let $H^*$ denote the space ...
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Kolmogorov width for cartesian products
For an operator $T:X\to Y$ between Banach spaces with unit balls $B_X$ and $B_Y$ the sequence of Kolmogorov widths is
$$
\delta_n(T)=\inf\lbrace \delta>0: T(B_X)\subseteq \delta B_Y +L \text{ for ...
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Is $H^\infty$ a second dual space?
Let $H^\infty$ denote the Banach space of all bounded analytic functions on the open disc $\mathbb{D}$. It is easy to see that $H^\infty$ is a dual space. However, is there a Banach sapce $Y$ such ...
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Mean value of a map into Banach space
Let $(X,\mu)$ be a measure space with $\mu(X)<\infty$. Let $(Y,\|\cdot\|)$ be a Banach space. Given a Bochner integrable map $f:X\to Y$ with $\|f\| \in L^2(X,\mu)$. The mean value of $f$ over $X$, ...
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Projections onto $n$-codimensional subspaces of a Banach space: norms.
Hello, I'd like some help to find an answer I've been looking for since this morning.
Let $X$ be a Banach space and let $Y$ be an $n$-codimensional subspace of $X$. Let $P$ be a projection from $X$ ...
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A question on order unbounded sequences in Banach lattices
Let $E$ be a Banach lattice. It is well-known that every norm convergent sequence in $E$ admits an order convergent subsequence and hence admits an order bounded subsequence. But it seems that a norm ...
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Show a linear operator is not compact
For $f\in L^2(0,\infty),$ define $(Tf)(x)=x^{-1}\int_0^x f(s)ds,$ for $x\in(0,\infty),$ then from hardy's inequality, $T\in B(L^2),$ my question is how to show that $T$ is not compact?
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Separable Banach spaces which are absolute Lipschitz retracts
A subset $F$ of a metric space $M$ is called a Lipschitz retract of $M$ if there is a Lipschitz map from $M$ onto $F$ which coincides with the identity on $F$. A metric space which is a Lipschitz ...
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Subspaces of $L_{p}(2<p<\infty)$
Let $p>2$ and $X$ a subspace of $L_{p}$.
Then Kadec and Pelczynski proved that either $X$ is isomorphic to $l_{2}$ or $X$ contains a subspace isomorphic to $l_{p}$.
Question: if $X$ is ...
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The Notion of Strong Measurability for Separable Banach Spaces
Let $ (X,\Sigma,\mu) $ be a measure space and $ B $ a Banach space. According to my understanding, a function $ f: X \to B $ is said to be strongly $ \mu $-measurable if and only if it is the almost-...
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Is $L(\ell_2,\ell_2)$ dense in $L(\ell_2,c_0)$?
Let $\ell_2:=\{ x:\mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{R}: \sum_{j=1}^\infty x_j^2<\infty\}$ and
$c_0:=\{ x:\mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{R}: \lim_{j\to\infty}x_j=0,\, \sup_{j\in\mathbb{N}}|x_j|<\infty\}$ denote the ...
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Can the Sobolev norm of order 1/2 detect "jumps"?
We are given a function $f: \mathbb R^d \to \mathbb R$. For simplicity we can assume that $f$ is smooth and compactly supported. Is the Sobolev norm of order $\frac{1}{2}$ strong enough to prove an ...
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The real method of interpolation and operator ideals
Let $\overline{A} \mbox{ and } \overline{B}$ be n+1-tuples of Banach spaces and $T:\overline{A}\rightarrow \overline{B}$ be an interpolation operator; let $J(\overline{A})$ and (the corresponding, ...
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Properties of the optimal decomposition for the $K$-functional between $\ell_1$ and $\ell_2$
Background: For any fixed $t> 0$, the $K$-functional defines a norm on the space $\ell_1+\ell_2$:
$$
\lVert a\rVert_{K(t)} = \inf\{\lVert a'\rVert_1+ t\lVert a''\rVert_2 : a'\in\ell_1,\ a''\in\...
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Banach-Mazur distance from finite-dimensional subspaces of $\ell_p$ to the Hilbert space
I am reading a paper http://www.math.tamu.edu/~johnson/TF3.4.pdf by Bill Johnson and Andrzej Szankowski and having trouble grasping why
$d_n(Z_m) \leq d_n(\ell_{p_{m+1}} ) = n^{|p_{m+1}-2|}$ in the ...
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Extracting a subsequence for which $\sup_j \left\vert \text{supp}(x_{n_j}) \right\vert < \infty$
Let $X$ be a Banach space with basis $(e_n)_{n=1}^\infty$, and suppose that $(x_i)_{i=1}^\infty$ is a normalized block basic sequence of $(e_n)_{n=1}^\infty$. In addition assume that $(x_i)_{i=1}^\...
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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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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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Subspaces of $l_p$ and Banach-Mazur distance
This is a question I posted on SE, and I have been advised to post it here.
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/146427/subspaces-of-l-p-and-banach-mazur-distance
It is well-known that every ...
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A (non trivial) continuous map on a Banach space which is nowhere Frechet differentiable
Assume that $X$ is a Banach space. Is there a continuous map $f:X\to X$ such that $f$ is nowhere Frechet differentiable, but its restriction to every finite dimensional subspace is every where Frechet ...
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Constructing Extreme Points in Reflexive Banach Spaces
A theorem of Lindenstrauss and Phelps states that if $X$ is a separable reflexive Banach space then the unit ball of $X$, $Ba(X)$, has uncountably many extreme points. The proof goes by contradiction ...
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Simultaneous representations of elements of projective tensor products
Let $E,F$ be Banach spaces and consider the projective tensor product $E \widehat\otimes F$. If $\tau \in E \widehat\otimes F$ with $\|\tau\|<1$ then by definition we can find $(x_n)\subseteq E$ ...
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Weak convergence implying norm convergence
A surprising (to me) consequence of Hahn-Banach is that when a sequence converges weakly then there is another sequence made of (finite) convex combination which converges in norm (to the same element)...
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Sequential continuity of linear operators
Let $u\colon L\to M$ be a linear map of locally convex linear topological vector spaces.
Assume that $u$ is sequentually continuous, i.e. maps convergent sequences to convergent ones.
(This notion is ...
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Elements of Minimal Norm on an affine subset of a Banach Space
Let $v_1$ and $v_2$ be two elements of a real Banach space $(X,\lVert\;\rVert)$, each of unit norm. Consider the one-dimensional affine subspace $v_1+tv_2$ for real $t$. Is there a general formula for ...
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The importance of basis constant in Banach spaces
Let $X$ be a Banach space an let $(e_n)_{n=1}^{\infty}$ be a Schauder basis of $X$. If we denote the sequence of the natural projections associated with $(e_n)_{n=1}^{\infty}$ by $(S_n)_{n=1}^{\infty}$...
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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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Where can I find some articles and lecture notes in renorming theory in Banach spaces? [closed]
I am really into renorming theory in Banach spaces especially, renorming in non-reflexive Banach spaces such that they have nice property, for example they have fixed point property,locally uniformly ...
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Banach spaces with no reflexive complemented subspaces
If $X$ is a Banach space with the Dunford Pettis Property (DPP), then no infinite reflexive subspace can be complemented. Suppose now that the Banach space has the property, that no infinite reflexive ...