An extension of a result of ribe

It is proved that for every 1≦p<∞, 1≦q<∞ and for every sequence {p _n}, 1≦p _n<∞,p _n→p, the spaceX=(Σ⊕l _{p n}) _q (resp.U=(Σ⊕L _{p n}(0, 1)) _q ) is uniformly homeomorphic toX⊕l _p (resp.U⊕L _p(0, 1)). This extends Ribe’s result from the casep=1 to generalp<∞ and thus provides examples of uniformly convex, uniformly homeomorphic Banach spaces which are not Lipschitz equivalent.     

Rearrangement invariant subspaces of Lorentz function spaces

The main result is that for 2≦q≦p<∞ the only subspaces of the Lorentz function spaceL _pq [0, 1] which are isomorphic to r.i. function spaces on [0, 1] are, up to equivalent renormings,L _pq [0, 1] andL ₂[0, 1].     

Uniform convexity of unitary ideals

ItE is a symmetric Banach sequence which isq-concave with the constant equal to 1 (where 2≦q<∞), thenS _E isq-PL-convex. IfE isq-concave andp-convex with the constants equal to 1 (where 1<p≦2≦q<∞), thenS _E is uniformly convex with modulus of convexity of power typeq and uniformly smooth with modulus of smoothness of power typep.     

Uniform embeddings of Banach spaces

It is proved that for 1<-p≤2,L _p(0,1) andl _p are uniformly equivalent to bounded subsets of themselves. It is also shown that for 1<=p<=2, 1≦q<∞,L _p is uniformly equivalent to a subset ofl _q. This is a part of the author’s Ph. D. thesis prepared at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem under the supervision of Professor J. Lindenstrauss. The author wishes to thank Professor Lindenstrauss for his guidance.     

Some geometrical properties of Banach spaces of polynomials

We investigate the asymmetry, gl constants and best factorization estimates of then-dimensional spaces of polynomialsH _p ⁿ =span{e ^ikx;k=1,2,…,n} equipped with theL _p norm for 1≦p≦∞. Supported in part by NSF grant # MCS-8109561.     

Analogues of the “zero-two” law for positive linear contractions inL p andC(X)

LetT be a positive linear contraction inL ^p (1≦p<∞), then we show that lim ‖T ^pf −T ⁿ⁺¹ f‖ _p ≦(1 − ε)2^1/p (f∈L _p ⁺ , ε>0 independent off) implies already lim_n n→∞ ‖T ⁿf −T ⁿ⁺¹ n+1f ‖_p p=0. Several other related results as well as uniform variants of these are also given. Finally some similar results inLsu/t8 andC(X) are shown.     

The Wirtinger-Steklov inequality between the norm of a periodic function and the norm of the positive cutoff of its derivative

We study the sharp constant in the inequality between the L _p -mean (p ≥ 0) of a 2π-periodic function with zero mean value and the L _q -norm (q ≥ 1) of the positive cutoff of its derivative. We obtain estimates of the constant from below for 0 ≤ p ≤ ∞ and from above for 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ for an arbitrary 1 ≤ q ≤ ∞. We write out the values of the sharp constant in the cases p = 2, 1 ≤ q ≤ ∞ and p = ∞, 1 ≤ q ≤ ∞.     

Recovery of band limited functions via cardinal splines

The main result of this paper asserts that if a function f is in the class B_π,p, 1 <p < ∞; that is, those p-integrable functions whose Fourier transforms are supported in the interval [ - π, π], then f and its derivatives f^(j) j = 1, 2, …, can be recovered from its sampling sequence{f(k)} via the cardinal interpolating spline of degree m in the metric ofL _q(ℝ)), 1 <p=q < ∞, or 11 <p=q < ⩽ ∞.     

Espaces de Banach stables

We define the notion of “stable Banach space” by a simple condition on the norm. We prove that ifE is a stable Banach space, then every subspace ofL ^p(E) (1≦p<∞) is stable. Our main result asserts that every infinite dimensional stable Banach space containsl ^p, for somep, 1≦p<∞. This is a generalization of a theorem due to D. Aldous: every infinite dimensional subspace ofL ¹ containsl ^p, for somep in the interval [1, 2].     

Approximative characteristics of the isotropic classes of periodic functions of many variables

Exact-order estimates are obtained for the best orthogonal trigonometric approximations of the Besov (B _p,θ ^r ) and Nukol’skii (H _p ^r ) classes of periodic functions of many variables in the metric of L _q , 1 ≤ p, q ≤ ∞. We also establish the orders of the best approximations of functions from the same classes in the spaces L ₁ and L _∞ by trigonometric polynomials with the corresponding spectrum.     

l p n Superspaces of spans of independent random variables

We show that for 1 ≦p < ∞,p ≠ 2, ifɛ > 0 is small enough andX ≦L _p is the span ofn independent Rademacher functions orn independent Gaussian random variables, then any superspaceY ofX satisfyingd(Y,L _p ^m ) ≦ 1 +ɛ has dimension larger thanr ⁿ, wherer =r(ɛ, p) > 1. This forms part of the author’s doctoral dissertation prepared at Texas A&M University under the direction of Professor W. B. Johnson. Supported in part by NSF DMS-85 00764.     

Generation of analytic semigroups in theL p topology by elliptic operators inR n

Strongly elliptic differential operators with (possibly) unbounded lower order coefficients are shown to generate analytic semigroups of linear operators onL ^p(R ⁿ ), 1≦p≦∞. An explicit characterization of the domain is given for 1<p<∞. An application to parabolic problems is also included. This work has been partially supported by the Research Funds of the Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione. The authors are members of GNAFA (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche).     

Local geometry of L 1 ν L ∞ and L 1+L ∞

Extreme points of the unit sphere S (L ¹+L ^∞ ) of LL ¹+L ^∞ under the classical norm used in the interpolation theory were characterized in [8] and [11], while extreme points of S(L ¹ ∩ L ^∞) under the classical norm were characterized in [7]. In this paper extreme points of the unit sphere of L ¹+L ^∞ and L ¹ ∩ L ^∞ under the “dual” norms are characterized. Moreover, all the extreme points in L ¹ ∩ L ^∞ and L ¹+L ^∞ (under both kinds of norms) are examined if they are exposed, H-points, or strongly exposed. Smooth points in both these spaces for both the norms are also characterized. Finally, it is proved that in general the spaces L ^p +L ^q and L ^p ∩ L ^q are not isometric to Orlicz spaces, provided that 1<p<q<+∞. The paper was written while the first named author was visiting The University of Memphis The third named author is supported by KBN-Grant 2 PO3A 050 09.     

On estimating the rate of best trigonometric approximation by a modulus of smoothness

Best trigonometric approximation in L _p , 1≦p≦∞, is characterized by a modulus of smoothness, which is equivalent to zero if the function is a trigonometric polynomial of a given degree. The characterization is similar to the one given by the classical modulus of smoothness. The modulus possesses properties similar to those of the classical one.     

Embedding unconditional stable banach spaces into symmetric stable banach spaces

In this paper we prove the following result which solves a question raised by A. Pelczynski: “Every stable Banach space with an unconditional basis is isomorphic to a complemented subspace of some stable Banach space with a symmetric basis.” Moreover, we show that all the interpolation spacesl ^p ,l ^q _θ,X,1 1≦p, q<∞ andX stable, are stable.     

Universal non-compact operators between super-reflexive Banach spaces and the existence of a complemented copy of Hilbert space

Suppose that 1<p≦2, 2≦q<∞. The formal identity operatorI:l _p→l _qfactorizes through any given non-compact operator from ap-smooth Banach space into aq-convex Banach space. It follows that ifX is a 2-convex space andY is an infinite dimensional subspace ofX which is isomorphic to a Hilbert space, thenY contains an isomorphic copy ofl ₂ which is complemented inX.     

On the Fréchet space L p −

This paper contains a study of the structure of the Fréchet space L _p ⁻, 1< p ≤∞, defined as the intersection of L _q [0,1] for q<p, and endowed with the projective topology. The main topics covered are: normable, Schwartz and nuclear subspaces of L _p ⁻; construction of uncomplemented copies of ?₂ inside L _p ⁻ for p<2; construction of Montel non-Schwartz subspaces; the space L _p ⁻ is primary. Received: 30 October 1996 / Revised version: 1 February 1998     

Remarks on contractive projections in L p -spaces

The aim of this note is to study the structure of the range of a contractive projection in a non-separableL _p -space; 1≦p<+∞. Supported by National Science Foundation Grant GP-7475     

On the ratio of the expected maximum of a martingale and theL p-norm of its last term

For eachp>1, the supremum,S, of the absolute value of a martingale terminating at a random variableX inL _p, satisfiesES≦(Γ(q))^1/q‖X‖_p (q=p(p-1)^-1).The maximum,M, of a mean-zero martingale which starts at zero and terminates atX, satisfiesES≦(Γ(q))^1/q‖X‖_p (q=p(p-1)^-1), whereσ _q is the unique solution of the equationt = ‖Z −t ‖ _q for an exponentially distributed random variableZ with mean 1.σ _p has other characterizations and satisfies lim _p‖ q ^{− 1} σ _q =c withc determined byce ^c+1 = 1. Equalities in (1) and (2) are attainable by appropriate martingales which can be realized as stopped segments of Brownian motion. A presumably new property of the exponential distribution is obtained en route to inequality (2).     

Comparison of approximation properties of generalized polynomials and splines

We establish that, for p ∈ [2, ∞), q = 1 or p = ∞, q ∈ [ 1, 2], the classes W _p^rof functions of many variables defined by restrictions on the L _p-norms of mixed derivatives of order r = (r ₁, r ₂, ..., r _m) are better approximated in the L _q-metric by periodic generalized splines than by generalized trigonometric polynomials. In these cases, the best approximations of the Sobolev classes of functions of one variable by trigonometric polynomials and by periodic splines coincide. Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 50, No. 8, pp. 1011–1020, August, 1998.