A characterization of dual Banach lattices

In this paper we give a characterization of dual Banach lattices. In fact, we prove that a Banach function space E on a separable measure space which has the Fatou property is a dual Banach lattice if and only if all positive operators from L¹(0,1) into E are abstract kernel operators, hence extending the fact, proved by M. Talagrand, that separable Banach lattices with the Radon-Nikodym property are dual Banach lattices.     

On the structure of completely flat Banach spaces

Completely flat Banach spaces (i.e. Banach spaces having a spanning centrally symmetric closed curve in the unit sphere with length 4), are characterized as spaces ‘between’ the two classical examples L₁[0,1] and C_±[0,1]. Some applications are given.     

Some isomorphically polyhedral orlicz sequence spaces

A Banach space is polyhedral if the unit ball of each of its finite dimensional subspaces is a polyhedron. It is known that a polyhedral Banach space has a separable dual and isc ₀-saturated, i.e., each closed infinite dimensional subspace contains an isomorph ofc ₀. In this paper, we show that the Orlicz sequence spaceh _M is isomorphic to a polyhedral Banach space if lim _t→0 M(Kt)/M(t)=∞ for someK<∞. We also construct an Orlicz sequence spaceh _M which isc ₀-saturated, but which is not isomorphic to any polyhedral Banach space. This shows that beingc ₀-saturated and having a separable dual are not sufficient for a Banach space to be isomorphic to a polyhedral Banach space.     

关于 ``Banach spaces failing the almost isometric universal extension property'' 的一个注记

D.M. Speegle 在文献[1] 中给出了具有常数 $\alpha$的性质${\cal A}$ 的定义,并且证明了任意无限维的可分一致光滑Banach空间都具有这样的性质,而且常数 $\alpha\in [0,1)$.本文给出了一个使得无限维可分Banach空间具有这种性质的充分条件,以及几个关于文献[1] 的注解.     

James扭曲定理的一个注记

设X是一个Banach空间,如果X含有C[0,1],则X必几乎等距地含有 C[0,1].这个结果推广了Dowling,Randrianantoanina及Turett等人的结果.     

Approximation of the limit distance function in Banach spaces

In this paper we study the behavior of the limit distance function d(x)=limdist(x,Cn) defined by a nested sequence (Cn) of subsets of a real Banach space X. We first present some new criteria for the non-emptiness of the intersection of a nested sequence of sets and of their ε-neighborhoods from which we derive, among other results, Dilworth's characterization [S.J. Dilworth, Intersections of centred sets in normed spaces, Far East J. Math. Sci. (Part II) (1988) 129-136 (special volume)] of Banach spaces not containing c₀ and Marino's result [G. Marino, A remark on intersection of convex sets, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 284 (2003) 775-778]. Passing then to the approximation of the limit distance function, we show three types of results: (i) that the limit distance function defined by a nested sequence of non-empty bounded closed convex sets coincides with the distance function to the intersection of the weak^∗-closures in the bidual; this extends and improves the results in [J.M.F. Castillo, P.L. Papini, Distance types in Banach spaces, Set-Valued Anal. 7 (1999) 101-115]; (ii) that the convexity condition is necessary; and (iii) that in spaces with separable dual, the distance function to a weak^∗-compact convex set is approximable by a (non-necessarily nested) sequence of bounded closed convex sets of the space.     

On similarity of quasinilpotent operators

Bounded linear operators on separable Banach spaces algebraically similar to the classical Volterra operator V acting on C[0,1] are characterized. From this characterization it follows that V does not determine the topology of C[0,1], which answers a question raised by Armando Villena. A sufficient condition for an injective bounded linear operator on a Banach space to determine its topology is obtained. From this condition it follows, for instance, that the Volterra operator acting on the Hardy space Hp of the unit disk determines the topology of Hp for any p∈[1,∞].     

Genericity and amalgamation of classes of Banach spaces

We study universality problems in Banach space theory. We show that if A is an analytic class, in the Effros-Borel structure of subspaces of C([0,1]), of non-universal separable Banach spaces, then there exists a non-universal separable Banach space Y, with a Schauder basis, that contains isomorphs of each member of A with the bounded approximation property. The proof is based on the amalgamation technique of a class C of separable Banach spaces, introduced in the paper. We show, among others, that there exists a separable Banach space R not containing L¹(0,1) such that the indices β and rND are unbounded on the set of Baire-1 elements of the ball of the double dual R∗∗ of R. This answers two questions of H.P. Rosenthal.We also introduce the concept of a strongly bounded class of separable Banach spaces. A class C of separable Banach spaces is strongly bounded if for every analytic subset A of C there exists Y∈C that contains all members of A up to isomorphism. We show that several natural classes of separable Banach spaces are strongly bounded, among them the class of non-universal spaces with a Schauder basis, the class of reflexive spaces with a Schauder basis, the class of spaces with a shrinking Schauder basis and the class of spaces with Schauder basis not containing a minimal Banach space X.     

Geometry of Banach spaces with property β

We prove that every Banach space can be isometrically and 1-complementably embedded into a Banach space which satisfies property β and has the same character of density. Then we show that, nevertheless, property β satisfies a hereditary property. We study strong subdifferentiability of norms with property β to characterize separable polyhedral Banach spaces as those admitting a strongly subdifferentiable β norm. In general, a Banach space with such a norm is polyhedral. Finally, we provide examples of non-reflexive spaces whose usual norm fails property β and yet it can be approximated by norms with this property, namely (L ₁[0,1], ‖·‖1) and (C(K), ‖·‖∗) whereK is a separable Hausdorff compact space To the memory of A. Plans Supported in part by DGICYT grant PB 94-0243 and DGICYT PB 96-0607.     

The point of continuity property in Banach spaces not containing ℓ<Subscript>1</Subscript>

We obtain a local characterization of the point of continuity property for bounded subsets in Banach spaces not containing basic sequences equivalent to the standard basis of ℓ₁ and, as a consequence, we deduce that, in Banach spaces with a separable dual, every closed, bounded, convex and nonempty subset failing the point of continuity property contains a further subset which can be seen inside the set of Borel regular probability measures on the Cantor set in a weak-star dense way. Also, we characterize in terms of trees the point of continuity property of Banach spaces not containing ℓ₁, by proving that a Banach space not containing ℓ₁ satis- fies the point of continuity property if, and only if, every seminormalized weakly null tree has a boundedly complete branch.     

Lindelöf type of generalization of separability in Banach spaces

We will introduce the countable separation property (CSP) of Banach spaces X, which is defined as follows: X has CSP if each family E of closed linear subspaces of X whose intersection is the zero space contains a countable subfamily E₀ with the same intersection. All separable Banach spaces have CSP and plenty of examples of non-separable CSP spaces are provided. Connections of CSP with Marku?evi?-bases, Corson property and related geometric issues are discussed.     

Weak continuity of Riemann integrable functions in Lebesgue-Bochner spaces

In general, Banach space-valued Riemann integrable functions defined on [0, 1] （equipped with the Lebesgue measure） need not be weakly continuous almost everywhere. A Banach space is said to have the weak Lebesgue property if every Riemann integrable function taking values in it is weakly continuous almost everywhere. In this paper we discuss this property for the Banach space LX^1 of all Bochner integrable functions from [0, 1] to the Banach space X. We show that LX^1 has the weak Lebesgue property whenever X has the Radon-Nikodym property and X＊ is separable. This generalizes the result by Chonghu Wang and Kang Wan [Rocky Mountain J. Math., 31（2）, 697-703 （2001）] that L^1[0, 1] has the weak Lebesgue property.     

A local duality principle for the Baire classes of functions

A local dual of a Banach space X is a closed subspace of X^∗ that satisfies the properties that the principle of local reflexivity assigns to X as a subspace of X∗∗. We show that, for every ordinal 1?α?ω₁, the spaces Bα[0,1] of bounded Baire functions of class α are local dual spaces of the space M[0,1] of all Borel measures. As a consequence, we derive that each annihilator Bα^⊥[0,1] is the kernel of a norm-one projection.     

Mild solutions of local non-Lipschitz neutral stochastic functional evolution equations driven by jumps modulated by Markovian switching

In this article, we initiate a study on neutral stochastic functional evolution equations driven by jumps modulated by Markovian switching in real separable Hilbert spaces. Our goal here is to derive the existence and uniqueness of mild solutions to equations of this class under local non-Lipschitz condition proposed by Taniguchi [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 340:(2009)197–208] by means of stopping time technique and Banach fixed-point theorem. The results obtained here generalize the main results from Luo and Taniguchi [Stoch. Dyn. 9:(2009)135–152] and Jiang and Shen [Comput. Math. Appl. 61:(2011)1590–1594]. Finally, an example is worked out to illustrate the obtained results.     

Embeddings ofC(Δ) andL 1[0, 1] in Banach lattices

It is proved that ifE is a separable Banach lattice withE′ weakly sequentially complete,F is a Banach space andT:E→F is a bounded linear operator withT′F′ non-separable, then there is a subspaceG ofE, isomorphic toC(Δ), such thatT _G is an isomorphism, whereC(Δ) denotes the space of continuous real valued functions on the Cantor discontinuum. This generalizes an earlier result of the second-named author. A number of conditions are proved equivalent for a Banach latticeE to contain a subspace order isomorphic toC(Δ). Among them are the following:L ¹ is lattice isomorphic to a sublattice ofE′;C(Δ)′ is lattice isomorphic to a sublattice ofE′; E contains an order bounded sequence with no weak Cauchy subsequence;E has a separable closed sublatticeF such thatF′ does not have a weak order unit. The research of both authors was partially supported by the National Science Foundation, NSF Grant No MPS 71-02839 A04.     

Krivine's theorem and the indices of a Banach lattice

In this paper we shall present an exposition of a fundamental result due to J.L. Krivine about the local structure of a Banach lattice. In [3] Krivine proved that _p (1p) is finitely lattice representable in any infinite dimensional Banach lattice. At the end of the introduction of [3] it is then stated that a value of p for which this holds is given by, what we will call below, the upper index of the Banach lattice. He states that this follows from the methods of his paper and of the paper [5] of Maurey and Pisier. One can ask whether the theorem also holds for p equal to the lower index of the Banach lattice. At first glance this is not obvious from [3], since many theorems in [3] have as a hypothesis that the upper index of the Banach lattice is finite. This can e.g. also be seen from the book [6] of H.U. Schwarz, where only the result for the upper index is stated, while both indices are discussed. One purpose of this paper is clarify this point and to present an exposition of all the ingredients of a proof of Krivine's theorem for both the upper and lower index of a Banach lattice. We first gather some definitions and state some properties of the indices of a Banach lattice. For a discussion of these indices we refer to the book of Zaanen[7].     

Analytic and polyhedral approximation of convex bodies in separable polyhedral Banach spaces

A closed, convex and bounded setP in a Banach spaceE is called a polytope if every finite-dimensional section ofP is a polytope. A Banach spaceE is called polyhedral ifE has an equivalent norm such that its unit ball is a polytope. We prove here:

Operators on <Emphasis Type="Italic">C</Emphasis>[0,1] preserving copies of asymptotic ℓ<Subscript>1</Subscript> spaces

Given separable Banach spaces X, Y, Z and a bounded linear operator T:X→Y, then T is said to preserve a copy of Z provided that there exists a closed linear subspace E of X isomorphic to Z and such that the restriction of T to E is an into isomorphism. It is proved that every operator on C([0,1]) which preserves a copy of an asymptotic ℓ₁ space also preserves a copy of C([0,1]).     

Sublattices of the banach envelope of weak

We prove that every separable Banach lattice is lattice isometric to a closed sublattice of the Banach envelope of Weak