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A variation of the Riesz Lemma
Given a normed space $X$, a closed proper subspace $Y$ and $\alpha\in (0,1)$, the Riesz Lemma states that there is $x\in X$ such that $\|x\|=1$ and $d(x,Y)>\alpha$. Observe that also $d(-x,Y)=d(x,Y)...
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Zero flux along lines
I am considering the $L^1$ ball in $\mathbb{R}^d$, and a conservative vector field $V$ on it, which arises as the gradient of a bounded, almost-everywhere Lipchitz-function. Denoting by $e_i$ as the i’...
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Does every Banach space admit a continuous (not necessarily equivalent) strictly convex norm?
Trying to find and answer to this question, I have encountered two more-studied problems.
The first is to find when a Banach space admits an equivalent uniformly convex norm. The answer is that for ...
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Contact points for John's ellipsoid
Suppose $K$ is a centrally symmetric convex body in $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $E$ is the John's ellipsoid, the ellipsoid of maximal volume inside $K$.
If $E$ and $K$ have exactly $2n$ contact points, say $(\...
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Banach Mazur distance between the cube and the cross-polytope in the dimensions for which a Hadamard matrix exists
The Banach-Mazur distance between two centrally symmetric convex bodies $K,L\in\mathbb{R}^n$ can be defined as
$$ d(K,L) = \inf \{ r : \exists T\colon \mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}^n \text{ linear such ...
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Non uniqueness of center of the Banach-Mazur compactum
In "The Banach-Mazur distance to the cube and the Dvoretzky-Rogers factorization" Szarek and Bourgain prove a proportional Dvoretzky-Rogers factorization :
Given $1>\delta>0$ , there ...
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Inclusion of infinite intersection
Let $E$ be a Banach space, $T:E\rightarrow E$ a continuous bounded nonlinear mapping., and $\{x_n\}_{n\in\mathbb N}$ such that $$x_{n+1}=T(x_n),\:\forall n\in \mathbb{N}:=\{0,1,\cdots\}.$$
Let $$X_n=\...
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Equivalence of σ-convex hull and closed convex hull
Let $X$ be a locally convex topological space, and let $K \subset X$ be a compact set. Recalling that the standard convex hull is defined as
$$\text{co}(K) = \Big\{ \sum_{i=1}^n a_i x_i : a_i \geq 0,\,...
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Quotient Banach space whose dual map sends the ball onto a given convex subset
Let $X$ be a Banach space and let $A$ be a closed, convex and balanced subset of $B_{X^{*}}$ (where $B_{X^{*}}$ denotes the closed unit ball of the dual $X^{*}$). Is there a closed subspace $M$ of $X$ ...
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Quotient space of a locally uniformly rotund space
If $X$ is a uniformly rotund space , then for any closed subspace $M$ of $X$, $X/M$ is uniformly rotund. Does this hold for a locally uniformly rotund space? That is if $X$ is locally uniformly ...
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A Caratheodory-like result for infinite-dimensional simplices
Let $K$ be a compact metric space; $\Delta K$ be the set of Borel probability measures on $K$ endowed with the weak* topology; $X$ be a closed subset of $\Delta K$; and $x_0 \in \overline{\text{co}} X$...
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Intrinsic volumes of non-polyconvex, non-compact sets
I am reposting this question I asked and bountied on Math SE, which has been upvoted but not answered or commented on.
The intrinsic volumes (AKA Minkowski Functionals or, with different ...
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How to calculate the volume of a section of a convex body?
The following is essentially a partial case for my previous question.
Let $B\subset\mathbb{R}^m$ be the unit ball with respect to a concrete norm on $\mathbb{R}^m$, say $l^p$-norm, $p\in (1,\infty)$....
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Does Banach-Mazur distance between regular polygons admit any structure that lends to approximation or exact results in particular situations?
Banach-Mazur distance between $P_5$ and $P_3$ is $d(P_5,P_3)=1+\frac{\sqrt5}2$ where $P_n$ is regular polygon in $n$ sides. Do closed form or approximate results exist (at least at special infinitely ...
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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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Chebyshev centres of a bounded closed convex set in a strictly convex Banach space
Suppose $X$ is a strictly convex Banach space. Does there exist a bounded closed convex set $K$ in $X$ such that the set of all Chebyshev centers $C(K)$ of $K$ is a proper subset of $K$ with diameter ...
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Characterization of $l_p$ up to a linear isometry
There is a science called "Geometry of Banach spaces". I wonder if they managed to give a geometric characterization of $\ell_p$ ($p\in[1,\infty]$) up to isometric isomorphism (among all Banach spaces)...
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Extensions of Urysohn's inequality
A version of Urysohn's inequality states that for a symmetric convex body $K \subset \mathbb{R}^n$, one has
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\left(\frac{\text{vol}(K)}{\text{vol}(B_2)} \right)^{1/n} \le \frac{1}{\sqrt{n}} E
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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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Does the dual Banach space $B(\ell^\infty)$ have weak* normal structure?
Let $K$ be a bounded closed convex subset of a Banach space $E$. A point $x$ in $K$ is called a diametral point if
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\sup_{y\in K} \|x-y\|={\rm diam}(K).
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where ${\rm diam}(K)$ denotes the ...
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Continuous automorphism groups of normed vector spaces?
Consider the metric space on, say, ℝ2 induced by the various $L^p$ norms, and the group of isometries from that space into itself that preserve the origin. When $p=2$ I get the continuous group ...
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