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Is the "hereditarily indecomposable" property separably determined?

Is it true that a Banach space $X$ is hereditarily indecomposable if every separable closed subspace of $X$ is hereditarily indecomposable?
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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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Example of a linear operator whose graph is not closed

I want an example of a linear operator $T:X\to Y$ such that graph of $T$ is not closed. My thoughts: $T$ must be unbounded. Again by closed graph theorem any unbounded linear map from a Banach space $...
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Why is spectral theory developed for $\mathbb C$

Spectral theory is a fundamental part of operator theory and the spectrum of many operators is investigated throughout the existing literature. And that is for a good reason: If $A$ is some closed ...
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Unconditionally convergent series in $\ell_2$ consisting of $\ell_1$-small vectors

For a function $x:\omega\to\mathbb R$ let $|x|$ denote the function $|x|:\omega\to[0,\infty)$, $|x|:n\mapsto|x(n)|$. It is well-know that a series $\sum_{n\in\omega}r_n$ of real numbers converges ...
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Definition of a $\psi$-Banach space [closed]

Let $X$ be a Banach space. Let $\mathcal{F}$ be the family of all the bounded subsets of $X$. If $I$ is the identity map on $X$, we shall denote by $\operatorname{span}\{I\}$ the vector space ...
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Dual Banach space $X^*$ complemented in $\mathrm{Lip}_0(X)$?

$\DeclareMathOperator\Lip{Lip}$Let $X$ be a real Banach space. The dual $X^*$ is a closed subspace of $\Lip_0(X)$. ($\Lip_0(X)$ denotes the space of real-valued Lipschitz functions $f:X\to\mathbb{R}$ ...
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Hereditarily primary Banach spaces

A Banach space $X$ is said to be prime if every infinite dimensional complemented subspace is isomorphic to the space $X$. The space $X$ is primary if it has an infinite dimensional subspace $Y$ such ...
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Semi-linear elliptic problem, energy functionals, Fréchet derivatives and the Newton method in Banach spaces

Suppose $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ is a regular open set, $f\in L^2(\Omega)$ and consider the following elliptic problem. $$-\Delta u + u=f'(u) , \;\;u_{|\partial \Omega}=0,$$ where $f'$ is the ...
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Schauder basis in the Arens-Eells space

Context Arens-Eells space. Let $X$ be a separable pointed metric space with base point $e$. An elementary molecule is defined as follows (Nik Weaver, Lipschitz Algebras, 2nd ed.) $$ m_{pq} := \delta_p ...
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Nested nets of closed bounded star-shaped sets in a semi-reflexive space

Among Hausdorff locally convex spaces, semi-reflexivity is characterized by the weak topology having the Heine-Borel property. It follows that, in a semi-reflexive space, every nested net of closed ...
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norm estimates for Schatten class

Let $C _p$ be the Schatten-p-classes on a separable Hilbert spaces, $p\ge 1$. Let ${\rm Tr}$ be the standard trace. Let $y\in C_p$ be a self-adjoint operator (or even a positive operator) and let $...
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Characterization of differentiability

For a normed space $(V, \lVert\cdot\rVert_V)$ let us define: \begin{equation} \forall x, y \in V \quad [0,1] \mapsto \gamma_x^y (t) = (1-t)x + ty. \end{equation} I would like to ask whether the ...
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What is the Banach-Mazur distance between $\ell_\infty$ and $L_\infty$?

Given Banach spaces $X$ and $Y$, the Banach-Mazur distance between $X$ and $Y$ is defined as $$ d(X,Y) = \inf\{ \|\varphi\|\|\varphi^{-1}\| : \varphi\colon X\to Y \text{ isomorphism} \}. $$ We ...
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A characterization of the Dunford-Pettis property

A Banach space $X$ is said to have the Dunford-Pettis property if for any Banach space $Y$ every weakly compact operator $T:X\rightarrow Y$ is completely continuous. Recall that $T$ is completely ...
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Second dual $X^{**}$ of ternary $C^*$-ring $X$ is again ternary $C^*$-ring?

Recall that a ternary $C^*$-ring is a complex Banach space $X$, equipped with a associative ternary product $[.,.,.]:X^3 \to X$ which is linear in outer variables and conjugate linear in middle ...
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Surjective linear isometries on $\ell_\infty(\mathbb{N})$

In Volume 1 of "Classical Banach Spaces" Lindenstrauss and Tzafriri note that all surjective linear isometries on $\ell_\infty$ are of the from $(a_i) \mapsto (\varepsilon_i a_{\pi(i)})$ ...
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Operator in the commutant which is small on a given vector

Suppose $x$ is a non-zero vector in a Banach space, and $T$ is a fixed operator. Is the following true: For any $\varepsilon, \delta$, there exists $S$ in the commutant of $T$ such that $1\leq\|S\|<...
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Must a Schauder basis for $W^{1,p}_0(\Omega)$ be oscillatory?

Suppose that $\Omega \subset \Bbb R^d$ is a sufficiently nice domain. From the examples of orthogonal bases in Hilbert space cases (or looking at a wavelets basis), it seems natural to me that one may ...
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Weak compactness in the James space and its dual

It is known that there are characterizations of weak compactness in most of classical non-reflexive spaces (e.g. $L_{1}$-spaces and $C(K)$-spaces). I wonder whether there are characterizations of weak ...
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On weak Hahn-Banach smoothness

Let us recall Phelp's property-$U$: A subspace $Y\subset X$ is said to have property-$U$ if every $y^*\in Y^*$ has unique norm preserving extension over $X$. $Y$ is weak Hahn-Banach smooth if $y^*$ ...
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UMD constant of finite dimensional spaces

For a Banach space $B$, its one-sided Unconditional Martingale Difference (UMD) constant $C^-_p$ (for $p \in (1,\infty)$) is the smallest value such that for all $B$-valued martingale difference ...
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Converse to Riesz-Thorin Theorem

Let $T$ be an operator on simple functions on (say) $\mathbb{R}$. The Riesz-Thorin interpolation theorem, in one form, says that the Riesz type diagram of $T$ is a convex subset of $[0,1]\times[0,1]$....
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Self-dual Orlicz sequence spaces

Suppose that $\ell_\phi$ is a reflexive Orlicz sequence space such that its dual space $\ell_\phi^*$ is isomorphic to $\ell_\phi$. Is $\ell_\phi$ isomorphic to $\ell_2$?
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A separable Banach space and a non-separable Banach space having the same dual space?

I asked myself the following question when I was student just for curiosity. I asked a bit around (my professor, some researchers that I know), but nobody was able to give me an answer. So maybe it is ...
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Connectedness of Invertible elements in a non- commutative C*- algebra

The Gelfand Naimark Segal theorem says that any complex C* algebra $A$ is isometrically isomorphic to a C* sub-algebra of bounded operators on a Hilbert space. Here we see that the set of all ...
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Construction of Schauder bases on $C(X)$

Let $(X,d)$ be a compact metric space and let $C(X)$ be the set of continuous (bounded) real-valued functions on $X$ equipped with the usual supremum norm: $$ \|f\|_{\infty}\triangleq \sup_{x\in X}|f(...
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Functions with smooth projections on finite-dimensional subspaces

Let $E,F$ be Banach spaces and $F$ be finite-dimensional and $E$ be strictly convex. Let $f\in C(F,E)$ have the property that: $$ \text{For every finite-dimensional subspace $E'\subseteq E$ we have } ...
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Operator algebra on an invariant subset

In Rickart, page 50 Theorem 2.2.1, the statement is made: A linear subspace $\mathfrak{M}$ of the algebra $\mathfrak{A}-\mathfrak{L}$ is invariant with respect to the representation $a{\rightarrow}A_a^...
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Are stable images closed?

If $X$ is a Banach space and $T : X \to X$ is a continuous linear operator with the property that $T^{n}X$ equals $T^{n+1}X$ for some $n \ge 1$, does it follow that $T^{n}X$ is a closed subspace?
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Operator norm on tensor product of trace classes is multiplicative

Given Hilbert spaces $\mathcal H_1,\mathcal H_2,\mathcal K_1,\mathcal K_2$ and bounded linear maps $S_i:\mathcal B^1(\mathcal H_i)\to\mathcal B^1(\mathcal K_i)$, $i=1,2$ between the respective trace ...
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Closure of the space of Fredholm operators

Let $X,Y$ be two Banach spaces. A bounded operator $A$ is Fredholm if $\ker A$ and $\mathrm{coker} A$ are finite dimensional. Denote by $Fred(X,Y) \subset \mathcal{L}(X,Y)$ the space of Fredholm ...
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Differentiability of the map $x\mapsto \delta_x$ in the Arens-Eells/Lipschitz-free space

$\DeclareMathOperator\AE{AE}\DeclareMathOperator\Lip{Lip}$Let $\AE(X)$ denote the Arens-Eells space on a Banach space $X$. Consider the map: $$ \begin{aligned} \delta: X & \rightarrow \AE(X) \\ x&...
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$(1+\epsilon)$-injective Banach spaces, complex scalars

It is well known that a real Banach space which is $(1+\epsilon)$-injective for every $\epsilon >0$ is already 1-injective (Lindenstrauss Memoirs AMS, 1964, download here). Using common ...
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Standard function spaces with the approximation property

A Banach space $\mathcal{X}$ is said to have the approximation property (AP) if, for every compact set $K \subset \mathcal{X}$, there is a sequence of finite rank operators $\{U_n : \mathcal{X} \to \...
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How complex is the orbit equivalence relation of $\mathrm{Iso}_0(X)\curvearrowright S_X$ for $X=L^p([0,1])$?

For a Banach space $X$ let $S_X$ denote its unit sphere and let $\mathrm{Iso}_0(X)$ denote the group of rotations of $X$, that is isometries fixing the origin. There is a natural continuous action $\...
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Some estimates on tensor norms

Denote $M_n$ to be $n\times n$ matrix. For $X\in M_n$ define $\|X\|_1:=\max\limits_{1\leq j\leq n}\sum_{i=1}^n|x_{ij}|$ and $\|B\|_2:=\max\{|\sum_{i,j=1}^nb_{ij}x_iy_j|:|x_i|=|y_j|=1,\ 1\leq i,j\leq n\...
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Nonseparable counterexamples in analysis

When asking for uncountable counterexamples in algebra I noted that in functional analysis there are many examples of things that “go wrong” in the nonseparable setting. But most of the examples I'm ...
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What is the smallest Lipschitz constant of a Lipschitz retraction of $\ell_\infty([0,1])$ onto $C[0,1]$?

By Theorem 1.6 in the book "Geometric Nonlinear Functional Analysis" by Benyamini and Lindenstrauss, the Banach space $C[0,1]$ is a Lipschitz retract of the Banach space $\ell_\infty[0,1]$. ...
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Operators "building" linear independant sets

Let $E$ be a separable Banach space and let $T\in L(E,E)$. Is there a condition on $T$ ensuring that: $$ \mbox{$\{x_n\}_{n=1}^N\subseteq E$ is linearly independent} \Rightarrow \{T(x_n)\}_{n=1}^N\cup \...
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Banach space containing uniformly complementend $\ell_p^n$s

Let $X$ be a Banach space such that both $X$ and $X^*$ have finite cotype. Also assume that $X$ is an inductive limit of finite dimensional Banach spaces $X_n\subseteq X_{n+1}.$ Fix $1<p<\infty.$...
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Banach space with dual not a GT space

Let $X$ be a Banach space. A bounded linear map $u:X\to\ell_2$ is said to be $1$-summing if for all finite sequence $(x_i)\subseteq X$ there is a constant $C>0$ such that $\sum\|ux_i\|\leq C\sup\...
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Duality $(M/N)^*\equiv N^\perp/M^\perp$ for closed subspaces $N\subset M$ of a Banach space

Let $M$ be a closed subspace of a Banach space $X$. Then we can identify $(X/M)^*$ with $M^\perp$ and $M^*$ with $X^*/M^\perp$. Indeed, if $Q^*:X\to X/M$ is the quotient map, then $Q^*:M^*\to X^*$ is ...
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Is $\ell_2$ is isomorphic to a subspace of $L_\infty(0,1)$?

I know that $\ell_2$ is isomorphic to a subspace of $L_p(0,1)$ for any $1\le p<\infty$. However, I haven't seen anything about $L_\infty$. Is $\ell_2$ is isomorphic to a subspace of $L_\infty(0,1)$?...
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Subprojective Orlicz sequence spaces

A Banach space $X$ is subprojective if every infinite dimensional closed subspace $Y$ of $X$ contains an infinite dimensional subspace $Z$ which is complemented in $X$. I am interested in conditions ...
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When does a positive operator preserve invertibility

Let $\Omega_1,\Omega_2$ be compact Hausdorff spaces and let $P:C(\Omega_1)\longrightarrow C(\Omega_2)$ be a unital positive operator. I wanted to know if there is a necessary and sufficient condition ...
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Biorthogonal weakly null basic sequences

Let $E$ be a Banach space, let $e_{n}\in E$ and $g_{n}\in E^{*}$ be biorthogonal basic sequences (i.e. $\left<e_n,g_m\right>=\delta_{mn}$ ). Moreover, both of these sequences are weakly null. (...
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Semi-norms on LCS inductive limit of Banach Spaces

Let $(E_n,i_n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$ be an direct system of Banach spaces in the category of locally convex spaces (LCSs) with continuous linear maps and let $E_{\infty}$ by their inductive limit. What ...
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Reference request: Baire's theorem for operator ranges

Let $F$ be a Banach space. A vector subspace $U \subseteq F$ is called an operator range if there exists a Banach space $E$ and a bounded linear mapping $T: E \to F$ such that $TE=U$. By a quotient ...
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Hamel basis with all coordinate functionals discontinuous

If $X$ is an infinite dimensional (separable) Banach space, can one find a Hamel basis $(x_\alpha)_{\alpha\in\Lambda}$ such that all coordinate functionals $x_\alpha^*(x_\beta)=\delta_{\alpha,\beta}$ ...

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