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volume of the unit ball of the Banach space $\ell_1^n\otimes_{\epsilon}\ell_1^n$?
We denote by $\otimes_{\epsilon}$ the injective Banach tensor product.
Which is the asymptotic volume of the unit ball of the Banach space $\ell_1^n\otimes_{\epsilon}\ell_1^n$?
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Weak*-closure of finite rank operators on dual space
Given a Banach space $X$, we consider the space $B(X^*)$ of bounded, linear operators on $X^*$ with the weak*-topology from its canonical predual $B(X^*)_*=X^*\hat{\otimes}X$. What is $\overline{F(X^*)...
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Weakenings of the Bounded Approximation Property
Let $X$ be a Banach space, and let $F(X)$ be the finite-rank operators on $X$.
Then $X$ has the $\lambda$-BAP if there exists a net $(S_i)_i$ in $F(X)$ with $\sup_i\|S_i\|\leq\lambda$ such that $...
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p-summable sequence
Let Y be a closed linear subspace of X and suppose that Y does not have copy of l1 .Does each weakly p-summable sequence in X/Y has a subsequence that's the image of a weakly p-summable sequence in X ...
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Description of $\big(\ell^\infty(\mathbb N)\big)^{\!*}$ via ultrafilters
Let $\beta\mathbb N$ is the set of ultrafilters on $\mathbb N$ and $\mathscr F\in\beta\mathbb N$. Assume that $l_{\mathscr F}\in\big(\ell^\infty(\mathbb N)\big)^{\!*}$ is the functional which assigns ...
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Closure of $L(\ell^2,\ell^2)$ in $L(\ell^2,\ell^\infty)$
Let $\ell^2$, $\ell^\infty$ denote the usual sequence spaces and let $L(\ell^2,\ell^2)$ the Banach space of bounded linear operators from $\ell^2$ to $\ell^2$ as well as $L(\ell^2,\ell^\infty)$ the ...
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Is $L_q(X^*)$ complemented in $(L_p(X))^*$?
Let $X$ be a Banach space and let $p\in (1,\infty)$. If $q$ denotes the conjugate exponent to $p$, then $L_q(X^*)$ is easily seen to be isometric to a subspace of $(L_p(X))^*$ via the map $$f\mapsto \...
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Transferring locally uniformly convex norm by bounded linear operator from one Banach space to another
I'm trying to find a simple proof this theorem
Let $Y$ be a locally uniformly convex Banach space and $X$ be a Banach space and let $T$ be a bunded linear operator from $X$ into $Y$ such that for ...
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does every compact convex set in c0 have but countably many extreme points
This seems plausible, given the properties of the unit ball of $c_0$.
I have a compact set in a complex Banach space $X$ whose closed convex hull has uncountably many extreme points. It would be ...
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Form of finite dimensional contractive projection in $L_p$
Let $P$ be a finite dimensional contractive (norm 1) projection in $L_p$, $1 < p < \infty$. Then $P$ is of the following form:
$Pf = \sum_{k=1}^n g_k \int h_kf$
Where $\|g_k\|_p = \|h_k\|_q = \...
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An operator factoring through a Banach space containing no copy of $l_{1}$
Is there an operator $T:X\rightarrow Y$ that factors through a Banach space $Z$ containing no complemented copy of $l_{1}$, but does not factor through any Banach space $W$ containg no copy of $l_{1}$?...
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Dense subspaces of $L^p(0,T;X)$
Given a Banach space $X$ and $1\leq p<\infty$, let's define the space $L^p(0,T;X)$ as the set of all strongly measurable functions $f:(0,T)\mapsto X$ such that
$$\int_0^T\Vert f\Vert_{X}^pdt<\...
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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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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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Hermitian Projections on $C[0,1]$
If $X$ is a normed linear space and $S(X)$ its unit sphere, $X′$ its dual space and $Π=\{(x,f)∈S(X)×S(X′) \ | \ f(x)=1\}$, then for an operator $T$ on $X$, the numerical range $V(T)$ is defined by $V(...
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Antiproximanal subspace of $L_1[0,1]$
Could someone give a reference or construct an example of closed subspace of $Y\subset L_1[0,1]$ such that $\operatorname{dist}(x,Y)$ is not attained of for any $x\notin Y$.
I read somewhere that $Y$ ...
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Dense inclusions of Banach spaces and their duals
This seems like a really simple question, but I'm struggling with it. Let $X$ be a separable Banach space, $H$ be a separable Hilbert space, and suppose $i : H \hookrightarrow X$ is a dense, ...
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Spectrum of unitary elements of a Banach algebra
Unitary elements of a Banach space have been defined in this paper as follows:
Let $A$ be a Banach space and $a\in A, \|a\|=1$. Let $S_{a}=\{f\in A':\|f\|=1=f(a)\}$. Then $a$ is said to be (...
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Coersivity of a bilinear form [closed]
I need to proof the coersivity of the following bilinear form. a,b and c are scalars, u is the velocity vector field and p is the pressure. Any help is much appreciated!
$$ B(\textbf{u},\textbf{v}) = ...
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A question on $p$-approximation property
We say that a subset $K$ of a Banach space $X$ is relatively $p$-compact ($1\leq p<\infty$) if there exists a $p$-summable sequence $(x_n)_{n=1}^{\infty}$ in $X$ such that
$$ K\subseteq \left\{\...
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Embedding of real trees into $\ell_1(\Gamma)$
It seems plausible that any real tree or ${\mathbb{R}}$-tree in the sense of the definition in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_tree admits an isometric embedding into the Banach space $\ell_1(\...
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Under what conditions can we put a complete norm on a linear subspace of a separable Banach space?
Question 1 Let $X$ a separable Banach Space and $Y\subset X$ linear subspace. When can we put a norm on $Y$ in such a way so that $Y$ is a Banach space?
Clearly if $Y$ is closed in the norm topology ...
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example of an $\ell_1$-saturated Banach space without an unconditional basis
Giorgos Petsoulas, in his paper "A class of $\ell^p$ saturated Banach spaces," has constructed for each $1<p<\infty$ a space $\mathfrak{X}_p$ which is complementably $\ell_p$-saturated but ...
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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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On a theorem by Mooney and Khavin on the weak sequential completeness of the predual of $H^\infty(\mathbb{D})$
There is a theorem by Mooney http://msp.org/pjm/1972/43-2/pjm-v43-n2-p.pdf#page=185 and independently proved by Havin which says that the predual of $H^{\infty}(\mathbb{D}),$
$L^{1}/H^{1}_{0}$ is ...
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When is the closed unit ball in a smaller Banach space closed in a larger Banach space?
Recently I saw an interesting lemma:
For any $s>0$, the closed unit ball in $H^s$ is also closed in the $L^2$ norm. That is, suppose $u_j\in H^s$ and $\|u_j\|_{H^s}\le 1$. Suppose $u_j\to u$ in $L^...
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When is the norm of all positive operators on an ordered Banach space determined by their values on the positive cone?
I'm trying to investigate the interplay between the norm and cone of positive elements in ordered Banach spaces. In particular, I would like a nice characterization of when the norm of a positive ...
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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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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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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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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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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 $$\sup_{x^{*}\in B_{X^{*}}}\Bigl(\sum_{n=m}^{\infty}\lvert\langle x^{*},x_{n}\rangle\rvert^{p}\Bigr)^{1/p}\...
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Generalized Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev Inequality
The Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev Inequality says that
$$\text{for $p,q,r\in (1,+\infty)$ such that }\quad
1-\frac1p+1-\frac1q=1-\frac1r,\tag {$\sharp$}
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\exists C, \forall u\in L^p(\mathbb R^n),\...
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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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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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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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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 $\...
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$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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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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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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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 or pre-dual of BV
Was there any relevant work to determine the dual (or more likely the predual) of the space of bounded variation functions $BV(\mathbb{R}^n)$ (I recall the definition : a function in $L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)...
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A Banach space with all Hilbertian subspaces complemeneted
Assume that $X$ is a Banach space in which every Hilbertian subspace is complemented (let's say that all the projections are uniformly bounded). What can we say about $X$? It has to be K-convex. By ...
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Can you tell whether a space is Banach from the unit ball?
Let $V$ be a real vector space. It is well known that a subset $B\subset V$ is the unit ball for some norm on $V$ if and only if $B$ satisfies the following conditions:
$B$ is convex, i.e. if $v,w\...
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