Convex functions, subdifferentiability and renormings

This paper through discussing subdifferentiability and convexity of convex functions shows that a Banach space admits an equivalent uniformly [locally uniformly, strictly] convex norm if and only if there exists a continuous uniformly [locally uniformly, strictly] convex function on some nonempty open convex subset of the space and presents some characterizations of super-reflexive Banach spaces. Supported by NSFC     

Carleson measures and the generalized Campanato spaces of vector-valued martingales

In this paper, the so-called(p, φ)-Carleson measure is introduced and the relationship between vector-valued martingales in the general Campanato spaces Lp,φ(X) and the(p, φ)-Carleson measures is investigated. Specifically, it is proved that for q ∈ [2, ∞), the measure dμ := ||dfk||~qdP ? dm is a(q, φ)-Carleson measure on ? × N for every f ∈ L_q,φ(X)if and only if X has an equivalent norm which is q-uniformly convex; while for p ∈(1, 2], the measure dμ :=||dfk||~pdP ? dm is a(p, φ)-Carleson measure on ? × N implies that f ∈ L_p,φ(X)if and only if X admits an equivalent norm which is p-uniformly smooth. This result extends an earlier result in the literature from BMO spaces to general Campanato spaces.     

Monotonicity and complex convexity in Banach lattices

The goal of this article is to study the relations among monotonicity properties of real Banach lattices and the corresponding convexity properties in the complex Banach lattices. We introduce the moduli of monotonicity of Banach lattices. We show that a Banach lattice E is uniformly monotone if and only if its complexification EC is uniformly complex convex. We also prove that a uniformly monotone Banach lattice has finite cotype. In particular, we show that a Banach lattice is of cotype q for some 2?q<∞ if and only if there is an equivalent lattice norm under which it is uniformly monotone and its complexification is q-uniformly PL-convex. We also show that a real Köthe function space E is strictly (respectively uniformly) monotone and a complex Banach space X is strictly (respectively uniformly) complex convex if and only if Köthe-Bochner function space E(X) is strictly (respectively uniformly) complex convex.     

Uniformly normal structure and uniformly Lipschitzian semigroups

Assume that X is a real Banach space with uniformly normal structure and C is a nonempty closed convex subset of X. We show that a κ-uniformly Lipschitzian semigroup of nonlinear self-mappings of C admits a common fixed point if the semigroup has a bounded orbit and if κ is appropriately greater than one. This result applies, in particular, to the framework of uniformly convex Banach spaces.     

Smooth approximations

We prove, among other things, that a Lipschitz (or uniformly continuous) mapping f:X→Y can be approximated (even in a fine topology) by smooth Lipschitz (resp. uniformly continuous) mapping, if X is a separable Banach space admitting a smooth Lipschitz bump and either X or Y is a separable C(K) space (resp. super-reflexive space). Further, we show how smooth approximation of Lipschitz mappings is closely related to a smooth approximation of C¹-smooth mappings together with their first derivatives. As a corollary we obtain new results on smooth approximation of C¹-smooth mappings together with their first derivatives.     

Espaces de Banach superstables,distances stables et homeomorphismes uniformes

We introduce here the notion of superstable Banach space, as the superproperty associated with the stability property of J. L. Krivine and B. Maurey. IfE is superstable, so are theL ^p (E) for eachp∈[1, +∞[. If the Banach spaceX uniformly imbeds into a superstable Banach space, then there exists an equivalent invariant superstable distance onX; as a consequenceX contains subspaces isomorphic tol ^p spaces (for somep∈[1, ∞[). We give also a generalization of a result of P. Enflo: the unit ball ofc ₀ does not uniformly imbed into any stable Banach space.     

On Hanner type inequalities with a weight for Banach spaces

We shall present several Hanner type inequalities with a weight constant and characterize 2-uniformly smooth and 2-uniformly convex Banach spaces with these inequalities. p-Uniformly smooth and q-uniformly convex Banach spaces will be also characterized with another Hanner type inequalities with a weight in the other side term. The best value of the weight in these inequalities will be determined for Lp spaces. Also we shall present a duality theorem between these inequalities in a generalized form.     

Ball-covering property of Banach spaces

We consider the following question: For a Banach spaceX, how many closed balls not containing the origin can cover the sphere of the unit ball? This paper shows that: (1) IfX is smooth and with dimX=n<∞, in particular,X=R ⁿ,then the sphere can be covered byn+1 balls andn+1 is the smallest number of balls forming such a covering. (2) Let Λ be the set of all numbersr>0 satisfying: the unit sphere of every Banach spaceX admitting a ball-covering consisting of countably many balls not containing the origin with radii at mostr impliesX is separable. Then the exact upper bound of Λ is 1 and it cannot be attained. (3) IfX is a Gateaux differentiability space or a locally uniformly convex space, then the unit sphere admits such a countable ball-covering if and only ifX ^* isw ^*-separable.     

On a generalized Mazur-Ulam question: Extension of isometries between unit spheres of Banach spaces

We call a Banach space X admitting the Mazur-Ulam property (MUP) provided that for any Banach space Y, if f is an onto isometry between the two unit spheres of X and Y, then it is the restriction of a linear isometry between the two spaces. A generalized Mazur-Ulam question is whether every Banach space admits the MUP. In this paper, we show first that the question has an affirmative answer for a general class of Banach spaces, namely, somewhere-flat spaces. As their immediate consequences, we obtain on the one hand that the question has an approximately positive answer: Given ε>0, every Banach space X admits a (1+ε)-equivalent norm such that X has the MUP; on the other hand, polyhedral spaces, CL-spaces admitting a smooth point (in particular, separable CL-spaces) have the MUP.     

Sigma-locally uniformly rotund and sigma-weak Kadets dual norms

The dual X^∗ of a Banach space X admits a dual σ-LUR norm if (and only if) X^∗ admits a σ-weak^∗ Kadets norm if and only if X^∗ admits a dual weak^∗ LUR norm and moreover X is σ-Asplund generated.     

On the heredity of weak compact generating

IfX is a Banach space such thatX, X* are subspaces of Banach spaces generated by weakly-compact sets, thenX is also generated by a weakly-compact set and admits an equivalent Fréchet smooth norm.     

Smoothness in weakly compactly generated Banach spaces

If $\text{X}{}^1$ is a weakly compactly generated (WCG) Banach space, then X admits an equivalent C¹-smooth norm. If a WCG Banach space X admits a C^k-smooth function with bounded support, then X admits C^k-smooth partitions of unity.     

Embeddings of Lorentz spaces of vector-valued martingales

We obtain new embedding theorems for Lorentz spaces of vector-valued martingales, thus generalizing the classical martingale inequalities. In contrast to earlier methods, we use martingale transformations defined by sequences of operators and identify the operator S ^(p)(f) for a martingale f ranging in a Banach space X with the maximal operator for some ℓ ^p (X)-valued martingale transform. The obtained inequalities are closely related to geometric properties of the Banach space in question.     

Uniform convexity of ψ-direct sums of Banach spaces

Let X and Y be Banach spaces and ψ a continuous convex function on the unit interval [0,1] satisfying certain conditions. Let X⊕_ψY be the direct sum of X and Y equipped with the associated norm with ψ. We show that X⊕_ψY is uniformly convex if and only if X,Y are uniformly convex and ψ is strictly convex. As a corollary we obtain that the ?_p,q-direct sum (not p=q=1 nor ∞), is uniformly convex if and only if X,Y are, where ?_p,q is the Lorentz sequence space. These results extend the well-known fact for the ?_p-sum . Some other examples are also presented.     

A counterexample to the Bishop-Phelps Theorem in complex spaces

The Bishop-Phelps Theorem asserts that the set of functionals which attain the maximum value on a closed bounded convex subsetS of a real Banach spaceX is norm dense inX ^*. We show that this statement cannot be extended to general complex Banach spaces by constructing a closed bounded convex set with no support points.     

Clarkson不等式与Banach空间几何

我们证明了Banach空间X是Clarkson p型（q余型）当且仅当X是一个特殊的p一致光滑空间（q-一致凸空间（）,我们还找到刻划型（余型）的一系列鞅不等式,同时,我们得到了均方函数sharp不等式。     

Carleson measures and vector-valued BMO martingales

We study the relationship between vector-valued BMO martingales and Carleson measures. Let ${(\Omega,\mathcal {F} ,P)}$ be a probability space and 2 ≤ q < ∞. Let X be a Banach space. Given a stopping time τ, let ${\widehat{\tau}}$ denote the tent over τ: $$\widehat{\tau}=\{(w,k)\in \Omega\times \mathbb {N}: \tau(w)\leq k, \tau(w) < \infty\}.$$ We prove that there exists a positive constant c such that $$\sup_{\tau}\frac{1}{P(\tau < \infty)}\int \limits_{{\widehat{\tau}}}\|df_k\|^qdP\otimes dm\leq c^q\|f\|_{BMO(X)}^q$$ for any finite martingale with values in X iff X admits an equivalent norm which is q-uniformly convex. The validity of the converse inequality is equivalent to the existence of an equivalent p-uniformly smooth norm. And then we also give a characterization of UMD Banach lattices.     

On convergence of sections of sequences in Banach spaces

An elementary proof of the (known) fact that each element of the Banach space? _w ^p (X) of weakly absolutelyp-summable sequences (if 1≤p<∞) in the Banach spaceX is the norm limit of its sections if and only if each element of? _w ^p (X) is a norm null sequence inX, is given. Little modification to this proof leads to a similar result for a family of Orlicz sequence spaces. Some applications to spaces of compact operators on Banach sequence spaces are considered.     

The Fixed Points of Contractions of <Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis>-Quasimetric Spaces

The recent articles of Arutyunov and Greshnov extend the Banach and Hadler Fixed-Point Theorems and the Arutyunov Coincidence-Point Theorem to the mappings of (q₁, q₂)-quasimetric spaces. This article addresses similar questions for f-quasimetric spaces.Given a function f: R ₊² → R₊ with f(r₁, r₂) → 0 as (r₁, r₂) → (0, 0), an f-quasimetric space is a nonempty set X with a possibly asymmetric distance function ρ: X² → R+ satisfying the f-triangle inequality: ρ(x, z) ≤ f(ρ(x, y), ρ(y, z)) for x, y, z ∈ X. We extend the Banach Contraction Mapping Principle, as well as Krasnoselskii’s and Browder’s Theorems on generalized contractions, to mappings of f-quasimetric spaces.     

Fixed point iteration processes for asymptotic pointwise nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces

Let X be a uniformly convex Banach space with the Opial property. Let T:C→C be an asymptotic pointwise nonexpansive mapping, where C is bounded, closed and convex subset of X. In this paper, we prove that the generalized Mann and Ishikawa processes converge weakly to a fixed point of T. In addition, we prove that for compact asymptotic pointwise nonexpansive mappings acting in uniformly convex Banach spaces, both processes converge strongly to a fixed point.