Banach Lattices on Which Every Power-Bounded Operator is Mean Ergodic

Given a Banach lattice E that fails to be countably order complete, we construct a positive compact operator A: E E for which T = I - A is power-bounded and not mean ergodic. As a consequence, by using the theorem of R. Zaharopol, we obtain that if every power-bounded operator in a Banach lattice is mean ergodic then the Banach lattice is reflexive.     

Schauder decompositions and the Fremlin projective tensor product of Banach lattices

In this paper, we first introduce a lattice decomposition and finite-dimensional lattice decomposition (FDLD) for Banach lattices. Then we show that for a Banach lattice with FDLD, the following are equivalent: (i) it has the Radon-Nikodym property; (ii) it is a KB-space; (iii) it is a Levi space; and (iv) it is a σ-Levi space. We then give a sequential representation of the Fremlin projective tensor product of an atomic Banach lattice with a Banach lattice. Using this sequential representation, we show that if one of the Banach lattices X and Y is atomic, then the Fremlin projective tensor product has the Radon-Nikodym property (or, respectively, is a KB-space) if and only if both X and Y have the Radon-Nikodym property (or, respectively, are KB-spaces).     

On Banach lattices with Levi norms

Schmidt proved that an operator from a Banach lattice into a Banach lattice with property is order bounded if and only if its adjoint is order bounded, and in this case satisfies . In the present paper the result is generalized to Banach lattices with Levi-Fatou norm serving as range, and some characterizations of Banach lattices with a Levi norm are given. Moreover, some characterizations of Riesz spaces having property are also obtained.

     

Regular-Norm Balls can be Closed in the Strong Operator Topology

The main results obtained are:– A Dedekind complete Banach lattice Y has a Fatou norm if and only if, for any Banach lattice X, the regular-norm unit ball Ur = {T Lr(X,Y): ||T||r 1} is closed in the strong operator topology on the space of all regular operators, Lr(X,Y).– A Dedekind complete Banach lattice Y has a norm which is both Fatou and Levi if and only if, for any Banach lattice X, the regular-norm unit ball Ur is closed in the strong operator topology on the space of all bounded operators, L(X,Y).– A Banach lattice Y has a Fatou–Levi norm if and only if for every L-space X the space L(X,Y) is a Banach lattice under the operator norm.– A Banach lattice Y is isometrically order isomorphic to C(S) with the supremum norm, for some Stonean space S, if and only if, for every Banach lattice X, L(X,Y) is a Banach lattice under the operator norm.Several examples demonstrating that the hypotheses may not be removed, as well as some applications of the results obtained to the spaces of operators are also given. For instance:– If X = Lp() and Y = Lq(), where 1 < p,q < , then Lr(X,Y) is a first category subset of L(X,Y).     

The index of a critical point for densely defined operators of type in Banach spaces

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that it is possible to define and compute the index of an isolated critical point for densely defined operators of type acting from a real, reflexive and separable Banach space into This index is defined via a degree theory for such operators which has been recently developed by the authors. The calculation of the index is achieved by the introduction of a special linearization of the nonlinear operator at the critical point. This linearization is a new tool even for continuous everywhere defined operators which are not necessarily Fréchet differentiable. Various cases of operators are considered: unbounded nonlinear operators with unbounded linearization, bounded nonlinear operators with bounded linearization, and operators in Hilbert spaces. Examples and counterexamples are given in 2,$"> illustrating the main results. The associated bifurcation problem for a pair of operators is also considered. The main results of the paper are substantial extensions and improvements of the classical results of Leray and Schauder (for continuous operators of Leray-Schauder type) as well as the results of Skrypnik (for bounded demicontinuous mappings of type Applications to nonlinear Dirichlet problems have appeared elsewhere.

     

Operator martingale decompositions and the Radon-Nikodým property in Banach spaces

We consider submartingales and uniform amarts of maps acting between a Banach lattice and a Banach lattice or a Banach space. In this measure-free setting of martingale theory, it is known that a Banach space Y has the Radon-Nikodým property if and only if every uniformly norm bounded martingale defined on the Chaney-Schaefer l-tensor product , where E is a suitable Banach lattice, is norm convergent. We present applications of this result. Firstly, an analogues characterization for Banach lattices Y with the Radon-Nikodým property is given in terms of a suitable set of submartingales (supermartingales) on . Secondly, we derive a Riesz decomposition for uniform amarts of maps acting between a Banach lattice and a Banach space. This result is used to characterize Banach spaces with the Radon-Nikodým property in terms of uniformly norm bounded uniform amarts of maps that are norm convergent. In the case 1<p<∞, our results yield Lp(μ,Y)-space analogues of some of the well-known results on uniform amarts in L¹(μ,Y)-spaces.     

Quantum symmetric derivatives

For , a one-parameter family of symmetric quantum derivatives is defined for each order of differentiation as are two families of Riemann symmetric quantum derivatives. For , symmetrization holds, that is, whenever the th Peano derivative exists at a point, all of these derivatives of order also exist at that point. The main result, desymmetrization, is that conversely, for , each symmetric quantum derivative is a.e. equivalent to the Peano derivative of the same order. For and , each th symmetric quantum derivative coincides with both corresponding th Riemann symmetric quantum derivatives, so, in particular, for and , both th Riemann symmetric quantum derivatives are a.e. equivalent to the Peano derivative.

     

Asymptotic properties of Banach spaces under renormings

It is shown that a separable Banach space can be given an equivalent norm with the following properties: If is relatively weakly compact and , then converges in norm. This yields a characterization of reflexivity once proposed by V.D. Milman. In addition it is shown that some spreading model of a sequence in is 1-equivalent to the unit vector basis of (respectively, ) implies that contains an isomorph of (respectively, ).

     

estimates for overdetermined Radon transforms

We prove several variations on the results of F. Ricci and G. Travaglini (2001), concerning bounds for convolution with all rotations of arc length measure on a fixed convex curve in . Estimates are obtained for averages over higher-dimensional convex (nonsmooth) hypersurfaces, smooth -dimensional surfaces, and nontranslation-invariant families of surfaces. We compare Ricci and Travaglini's approach, based on average decay of the Fourier transform, with an approach based on boundedness of Fourier integral operators, and show that essentially the same geometric condition arises in proofs using the two techniques.

     

A counterexample to Bueler's conjecture

We give a counterexample to the following conjecture of E. Bueler: ``The de Rham cohomology of any complete Riemannian manifold is isomorphic to a weighted cohomology where the weight is the heat kernel."

     

Wavelet bases in

Some years ago, compactly supported divergence-free wavelets were constructed which also gave rise to a stable (biorthogonal) wavelet splitting of . These bases have successfully been used both in the analysis and numerical treatment of the Stokes and Navier-Stokes equations. In this paper, we construct stable wavelet bases for the stream function spaces . Moreover, -free vector wavelets are constructed and analysed. The relationship between and are expressed in terms of these wavelets. We obtain discrete (orthogonal) Hodge decompositions.

Our construction works independently of the space dimension, but in terms of general assumptions on the underlying wavelet systems in that are used as building blocks. We give concrete examples of such bases for tensor product and certain more general domains . As an application, we obtain wavelet multilevel preconditioners in and .

     

Unicity in piecewise polynomial -approximation via an algorithm

Our main result shows that certain generalized convex functions on a real interval possess a unique best approximation from the family of piecewise polynomial functions of fixed degree with varying knots. This result was anticipated by Kioustelidis in [11]; however the proof given there is nonconstructive and uses topological degree as the primary tool, in a fashion similar to the proof the comparable result for the case in [5]. By contrast, the proof given here proceeds by demonstrating the global convergence of an algorithm to calculate a best approximation over the domain of all possible knot vectors. The proof uses the contraction mapping theorem to simultaneously establish convergence and uniqueness. This algorithm was suggested by Kioustelidis [10]. In addition, an asymptotic uniqueness result and a nonuniqueness result are indicated, which analogize known results in the case.

     

Martingales in Banach Lattices

In this article, we present a version of martingale theory in terms of Banach lattices. A sequence of contractive positive projections (E_n) on a Banach lattice F is said to be a filtration if E_nE_m = E_{n∧ m}. A sequence (x_n) in F is a martingale if E_nx_m = x_n whenever n ≤ m. Denote by M = M(F, (E_n)) the Banach space of all norm uniformly bounded martingales. It is shown that if F doesn’t contain a copy of c₀ or if every E_n is of finite rank then M is itself a Banach lattice. Convergence of martingales is investigated and a generalization of Doob Convergence Theorem is established. It is proved that under certain conditions one has isometric embeddings . Finally, it is shown that every martingale difference sequence is a monotone basic sequence. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000). 60G48, 46B42     

Order Norm Completions of Cone Metric Spaces

In this article, a completion theorem for cone metric spaces and a completion theorem for cone normed spaces are proved. The completion spaces are constructed by means of an equivalence relation defined via an ordered cone norm on the Banach space E whose cone is strongly minihedral and ordered closed. This order norm has to satisfy the generalized absolute value property. In particular, if E is a Dedekind complete Banach lattice, then, together with its absolute value norm, satisfy the desired properties.     

-summand vectors in Banach spaces

The aim of this paper is to study the set of all -summand vectors of a real Banach space . We provide a characterization of -summand vectors in smooth real Banach spaces and a general decomposition theorem which shows that every real Banach space can be decomposed as an -sum of a Hilbert space and a Banach space without nontrivial -summand vectors. As a consequence, we generalize some results and we obtain intrinsic characterizations of real Hilbert spaces.

     

Lie derivations of -subspace lattice algebras

We describe the structure of Lie derivations of -subspace lattice algebras. The results can apply to atomic Boolean subspace lattice algebras and pentagon subspace lattice algebras, respectively.

     

Complemented isometric copies of in dual Banach spaces

Let be a real or complex Banach space and . Then contains a -complemented, isometric copy of if and only if contains a -complemented, isometric copy of if and only if contains a subspace -asymptotic to .

     

The modulus semigroup for linear delay equations III

In this paper, we describe the modulus semigroup of the C₀-semigroup associated with the linear differential equation with delay

in the Banach lattice X×L_p(-h,0;X), where X is a Banach lattice with order continuous norm. The progress with respect to previous papers is that A may be an unbounded generator of a C₀-semigroup possessing a modulus semigroup.     

Polynomial continuity on

A mapping between Banach spaces is said to be polynomially continuous if its restriction to any bounded set is uniformly continuous for the weak polynomial topology. A Banach space has property (RP) if given two bounded sequences , we have that for every polynomial on whenever for every polynomial on ; i.e., the restriction of every polynomial on to each bounded set is uniformly sequentially continuous for the weak polynomial topology. We show that property (RP) does not imply that every scalar valued polynomial on must be polynomially continuous.

     

A weighted estimate for the commutator of the Bochner-Riesz operator

A weighted estimate with power weights is established for the maximal operator associated with the commutator of the Bochner-Riesz operator. An application of this weighted estimate is also given.