An example of nonexistence of a steiner point in a Banach space

For each n = 3, 4, …, we construct an example of a Banach space X and elements x ₁, …, x _n in this space such that X does not have any element with the minimal sum of distances to the elements x _k .     

A Banach space block finitely universal for monotone bases

A reflexive Banach space with a basis is constructed having the property that every monotone basis is block finitely representable in each block basis of .

     

An arbitrarily distortable Banach space

In this work we construct a “Tsirelson like Banach space” which is arbitrarily distortable.     

An example on ordered Banach algebras

Let be a complex unital Banach algebra. We consider the Banach algebra ordered by the algebra cone , and investigate the connection between results on ordered Banach algebras and the right bound of the numerical range of elements in .

     

An inverse-free Jarratt type approximation in a Banach space

In this study, we introduce a new iterative method for solving nonlinear operator equations in Banach spaces. We establish a sufficient as well as a local convergence theorem. We also provide the best possible practical error bound for this method.     

Covering a Banach space

A well-known theorem by H. Corson states that if a Banach space admits a locally finite covering by bounded closed convex subsets, then it contains no infinite-dimensional reflexive subspace. We strengthen this result proving that if an infinite-dimensional Banach space admits a locally finite covering by bounded -closed subsets, then it is -saturated, thus answering a question posed by V. Klee concerning locally finite coverings of spaces. Moreover, we provide information about massiveness of the set of singular points in (PC) spaces.

     

A universal reflexive space for the class of uniformly convex Banach spaces

We show that there exists a separable reflexive Banach space into which every separable uniformly convex Banach space isomorphically embeds. This solves problems raised by J. Bourgain [B] in 1980 and by W. B. Johnson in 1977 [Jo]. We also give intrinsic characterizations of separable reflexive Banach spaces which embed into a reflexive space with a block q-Hilbertian and/or a block p-Besselian finite dimensional decomposition. Dedicated to the memory of V. I. Gurarii Research supported by the National Science Foundation.     

An extension of the Kahane-Khinchine inequality in a Banach space

We show that the geometric mean of the norm of a linear combination of the Steinhaus variables with “coefficients” in a Banach space is equivalent to the variance of the norm. This extends a result of Kahane, who established the corresponding inequality for theL ^p means.     

An abstract Volterra integral equation in a reflexive Banach space

This paper discusses the existence, uniqueness, and asymptotic behavior of solutions to the equation u(t) + ∝₀^ta(t ? s) Au(s) ds = f(t), where A is a maximal monotone operator mapping the reflexive Banach space V into its dual V′.     

An example of L-fuzzy join space

On a generalized deMorgan lattice (X, ≤, ∨, ∧,′) we introduce a family of join hyperoperations * _p , parametrized by a parameterp εX. As a result we obtain a family of join spaces (X, * _p ). We show that: for everya,b εX the family {a*_pb} _pεX can be considered as thep-cuts of aL-fuzzy seta*b; in this manner we synthesize aL-fuzzy hyperoperation * which takes pairs fromX toL-fuzzy subsets ofX. We then show that (X, * _p ) is aL-fuzzy hypergroup (in the sense of Corsini) and can be considered as aL-fuzzy join space. Furthermore,a*b is aL-fuzzy interval for alla,b εX.     

A complementary universal conjugate Banach space and its relation to the approximation problem

LetC ₁=(ΣG _n ) _{l 1}, where (G _n ) is a sequence which is dense (in the Banach-Mazur sense) in the class of all finite dimensional Banach spaces. IfX is a separable Banach space, thenX ^* is isometric to a subspace ofC ₁ ^* =(ΣG _n ^* ) _m which is the range of a contractive projection onC ₁ ^* . Separable Banach spaces whose conjugates are isomorphic toC ₁ ^* are classified as those spaces which contain complemented copies of C₁. Applications are that every Banach space has the [metric] approximation property ([m.] a.p., in short) iff (ΣG _n ^* ) _m does, and if there is a space failing the m.a.p., thenC ₁ can be equivalently normed to fail the m.a.p. The author was supported in part by NSF GP 28719.     

Banach spaces of universal disposition

In this paper we present a method to obtain Banach spaces of universal and almost-universal disposition with respect to a given class M of normed spaces. The method produces, among others, the only separable Banach space of almost-universal disposition with respect to the class F of finite-dimensional spaces (Gurari? space G); or the only, under CH, Banach space with density character the continuum which is of universal disposition with respect to the class S of separable spaces (Kubis space K). We moreover show that K is isomorphic to an ultrapower of the Gurari? space and that it is not isomorphic to a complemented subspace of any C(K)-space. Other properties of spaces of universal disposition are also studied: separable injectivity, partially automorphic character and uniqueness.     

The free Banach lattice generated by a Banach space

The free Banach lattice over a Banach space is introduced and analyzed. This generalizes the concept of free Banach lattice over a set of generators, and allows us to study the Nakano property and the density character of non-degenerate intervals on these spaces, answering some recent questions of B. de Pagter and A.W. Wickstead. Moreover, an example of a Banach lattice which is weakly compactly generated as a lattice but not as a Banach space is exhibited, thus answering a question of J. Diestel.     

Hypercyclic subspaces of a Banach space

Recently a lot of research has been done on hypercyclicity of a bounded linear operator on a Banach space, based on the hypercyclicity criterion obtained by Kitai in 1982, and independently by Gethner and Shapiro in 1987. By combining this criterion with one extra condition, Montes-Rodríguez obtained in 1996 a sufficient condition for the operator to have a closed infinite dimensional hypercyclic subspace, with a very technical proof. Since then, this result has been used extensively to generate new results on hypercyclic subspaces. In the present paper, we give a simple proof of the result of Montes-Rodríguez, by first establishing a few elementary results about the algebra of operators on a Banach space.     

Exterior algebra of a Banach space

As far as we know, the exterior product with any norm has not been studied for Banach spaces. Especially, no studies have been done on Grassmann manifolds in Banach spaces. We think it is important to study these because simple m-vectors can be thought of as m-dimensional subspaces scaled in some way according to our work. We hope Banach space norms of simple m-vectors will yield metric information about their associated subspaces. In fact, this is the case with m-uniform convexity and m-uniform rotundity which are associated with area (in Banach spaces).