On the near differentiability property of Banach spaces

Let μ be a scalar measure of bounded variation on a compact metrizable abelian group G. Suppose that μ has the property that for any measure σ whose Fourier-Stieltjes transform vanishes at ∞, the measure μ*σ has Radon-Nikodým derivative with respect to λ, the Haar measure on G. Then L. Pigno and S. Saeki showed that μ itself has Radon-Nikodým derivative. Such property is not shared by vector measures in general. We say that a Banach space X has the near differentiability property if every X-valued measure of bounded variation shares the above property. We prove that Banach spaces with the Radon-Nikodým property have the near differentiability property, while Banach spaces with the near differentiability property enjoy the near Radon-Nikodým property. We also show that the Banach spaces L¹[0,1] and have the near differentiability property. Lastly, we show that Banach spaces with the near differentiability property have type II-Λ-Radon-Nikodým property, whenever Λ is a Riesz subset of type 0 of .     

Conjugate operators that preserve the nonconvergence of bounded martingales

We show that the conjugate T^∗ of an operator , with X and Y Banach spaces, satisfies the following dichotomy: either T^∗ preserves the nonconvergence of bounded martingales in Y^∗, or there exists a compact operator such that the kernel N(T^∗+K^∗) fails the Radon-Nikodým property.     

Polynomial numerical indices of Banach spaces with absolute norm

We study when a Banach space with absolute norm may have polynomial numerical indices equal to one. In the real case, we show that a Banach space X with absolute norm, which has the Radon-Nikodým property or is Asplund, satisfies n⁽²⁾(X)<1 unless it is one-dimensional. In the complex case, we show that the only Banach spaces X with absolute norm and the Radon-Nikodým property which satisfy n⁽²⁾(X)=1 are the spaces . Also, the only Asplund complex space X with absolute norm which satisfies n⁽²⁾(X)=1 is c₀(Λ).     

On the equivalence of McShane and Pettis integrability in non-separable Banach spaces

We show that McShane and Pettis integrability coincide for functions , where μ is any finite measure. On the other hand, assuming the Continuum Hypothesis, we prove that there exist a weakly Lindelöf determined Banach space X, a scalarly null (hence Pettis integrable) function and an absolutely summing operator u from X to another Banach space Y such that the composition is not Bochner integrable; in particular, h is not McShane integrable.     

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).     

Multiplicatively range-preserving maps between Banach function algebras

Let A and B be two Banach function algebras on locally compact Hausdorff spaces X and Y, respectively. Let T be a multiplicatively range-preserving map from A onto B in the sense that (TfTg)(Y)=(fg)(X) for all f,g∈A. We define equivalence relations on appropriate subsets and of X and Y, respectively, and show that T induces a homeomorphism between the quotient spaces of and by these equivalence relations. In particular, if all points in the Choquet boundaries of A and B are strong boundary points, then and are equal to the Choquet boundaries of A and B, respectively, and moreover, there exist a continuous function h on the Choquet boundary of B taking its values in {−1,1} and a homeomorphism φ from the Choquet boundary of B onto the Choquet boundary of A such that Tf(y)=h(y)f(φ(y)) for all f∈A and y in the Choquet boundary of B. For certain Banach function algebras A and B on compact Hausdorff spaces X and Y, respectively, we can weaken the surjectivity assumption and give a representation for maps belonging 2-locally to the family of all multiplicatively range-preserving maps from A onto B.     

Operators on the space of vector-valued totally measurable functions

Let L(X,Y) stand for the space of all bounded linear operators between real Banach spaces X and Y, and let Σ be a σ-algebra of sets. A bounded linear operator T from the Banach space B(Σ,X) of X-valued Σ-totally measurable functions to Y is said to be σ-smooth if ‖T(fn)Y_‖→0 whenever a sequence of scalar functions (‖fn(⋅)X_‖) is order convergent to 0 in B(Σ). It is shown that a bounded linear operator is σ-smooth if and only if its representing measure is variationally semi-regular, i.e., as An↓∅ (here stands for the semivariation of m on A∈Σ). As an application, we show that the space Lσs(B(Σ,X),Y) of all σ-smooth operators from B(Σ,X) to Y provided with the strong operator topology is sequentially complete. We derive a Banach-Steinhaus type theorem for σ-smooth operators from B(Σ,X) to Y. Moreover, we characterize countable additivity of measures in terms of continuity of the corresponding operators .     

A higher rank version of Kitai's theorem

We prove that each linear action of on an infinite-dimensional Banach space generated by compact operators cannot be hypercyclic. This result generalizes a theorem of Kitai for the case of Z₊ actions. Contrary to the case of infinite dimension, a hypercyclic action of on C is given.     

The symmetric Radon-Nikodým property for tensor norms

We introduce the symmetric Radon-Nikodým property (sRN property) for finitely generated s-tensor norms β of order n and prove a Lewis type theorem for s-tensor norms with this property. As a consequence, if β is a projective s-tensor norm with the sRN property, then for every Asplund space E, the canonical mapping is a metric surjection. This can be rephrased as the isometric isomorphism Qmin(E)=Q(E) for some polynomial ideal Q. We also relate the sRN property of an s-tensor norm with the Asplund or Radon-Nikodým properties of different tensor products. As an application, results concerning the ideal of n-homogeneous extendible polynomials are obtained, as well as a new proof of the well-known isometric isomorphism between nuclear and integral polynomials on Asplund spaces. An analogous study is carried out for full tensor products.     

Weakly open sets in the unit ball of the projective tensor product of Banach spaces

A Banach space is said to have the diameter two property if every non-empty relatively weakly open subset of its unit ball has diameter two. We prove that the projective tensor product of two Banach spaces whose centralizer is infinite-dimensional has the diameter two property. The same statement also holds for if the centralizer of X is infinite-dimensional and the unit sphere of Y^? contains an element of numerical index one. We provide examples of classical Banach spaces satisfying the assumptions of the results. If K is any infinite compact Hausdorff topological space, then has the diameter two property for any nonzero Banach space Y. We also provide a result on the diameter two property for the injective tensor product.     

On the intrinsic and the spatial numerical range

For a bounded function f from the unit sphere of a closed subspace X of a Banach space Y, we study when the closed convex hull of its spatial numerical range W(f) is equal to its intrinsic numerical range V(f). We show that for every infinite-dimensional Banach space X there is a superspace Y and a bounded linear operator such that . We also show that, up to renormig, for every non-reflexive Banach space Y, one can find a closed subspace X and a bounded linear operator T∈L(X,Y) such that .Finally, we introduce a sufficient condition for the closed convex hull of the spatial numerical range to be equal to the intrinsic numerical range, which we call the Bishop-Phelps-Bollobás property, and which is weaker than the uniform smoothness and the finite-dimensionality. We characterize strong subdifferentiability and uniform smoothness in terms of this property.     

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.     

Additive maps on standard operator algebras preserving parts of the spectrum

Let and be standard operator algebras on infinite dimensional complex Banach spaces X and Y, respectively, and let Φ be a unital additive surjection from  onto . We introduce thirteen parts of the spectrum for elements in  and , and prove that if Φ preserves any one of these parts of the spectrum, then it is either an isomorphism or an anti-isomorphism.     

Operator-valued measures and linear operators

We study operator-valued measures , where L(X,Y) stands for the space of all continuous linear operators between real Banach spaces X and Y and Σ is a σ-algebra of sets. We extend the Bartle-Dunford-Schwartz theorem and the Orlicz-Pettis theorem for vector measures to the case of operator-valued measures. We generalize the classical Vitali-Hahn-Saks theorem to sets of operator-valued measures which are compact in the strong operator topology.     

Weyl's theorem and hypercyclic/supercyclic operators

Necessary and sufficient conditions for hypercyclic/supercyclic Banach space operators T to satisfy are proved.     

A bilinear version of Orlicz-Pettis theorem

Given three Banach spaces X, Y and Z and a bounded bilinear map , a sequence x=n(xn)⊆X is called B-absolutely summable if is finite for any y∈Y. Connections of this space with are presented. A sequence x=n(xn)⊆X is called B-unconditionally summable if is finite for any y∈Y and z^∗∈Z^∗ and for any M⊆N there exists xM∈X for which _∑n∈M〈B(xn,y),z^∗〉=〈B(xM,y),z^∗〉 for all y∈Y and z^∗∈Z^∗. A bilinear version of Orlicz-Pettis theorem is given in this setting and some applications are presented.     

Banach-Stone theorems and Riesz algebras

Let X, Y be compact Hausdorff spaces and let E, F be both Banach lattices and Riesz algebras. In this paper, the following main result shall be proved: If F has no zero-divisor and there exists a Riesz algebraic isomorphism such that Φ(f) has no zero if f has none, then X is homeomorphic to Y and E is Riesz algebraically isomorphic to F.     

Approximation of common fixed points for finite families of nonself asymptotically nonexpansive mappings in Banach spaces

Let E be a real uniformly convex Banach space, K be a closed convex nonempty subset of E which is also a nonexpansive retract with retraction P. Let be asymptotically nonexpansive mappings of K into E with sequences (respectively) satisfying kin→1 as n→∞, i=1,2,…,m, and . Let be a sequence in [?,1−?],?∈(0,1), for each i∈{1,2,…,m} (respectively). Let {xn} be a sequence generated for m?2 by

     

Strong convergence of the composite Halpern iteration

Let C be a closed convex subset of a uniformly smooth Banach space E and let T:C→C be a nonexpansive mapping with a nonempty fixed points set. Given a point u∈C, the initial guess x₀∈C is chosen arbitrarily and given sequences , and in (0,1), the following conditions are satisfied:

(i)

;

(ii)

αn→0, βn→0 and 0<a?γn, for some a∈(0,1);

(iii)

, and . Let be a composite iteration process defined by