The strong approximation property and the weak bounded approximation property

We show that the strong approximation property (strong AP) (respectively, strong CAP) and the weak bounded approximation property (respectively, weak BCAP) are equivalent for every Banach space. This gives a negative answer to Oja's conjecture. As a consequence, we show that each of the spaces _c0$c_0$ and _?1${?}_1$ has a subspace which has the AP but fails to have the strong AP.     

Unconditional ideals of finite rank operators

Let X be a Banach space. We give characterizations of when is a u-ideal in for every Banach space Y in terms of nets of finite rank operators approximating weakly compact operators. Similar characterizations are given for the cases when is a u-ideal in for every Banach space Y, when is a u-ideal in for every Banach space Y, and when is a u-ideal in for every Banach space Y.     

The weak metric approximation property

We introduce and investigate the weak metric approximation property of Banach spaces which is strictly stronger than the approximation property and at least formally weaker than the metric approximation property. Among others, we show that if a Banach space has the approximation property and is 1-complemented in its bidual, then it has the weak metric approximation property. We also study the lifting of the weak metric approximation property from Banach spaces to their dual spaces. This enables us, in particular, to show that the subspace of c₀, constructed by Johnson and Schechtman, does not have the weak metric approximation property. The research of the second-named author was partially supported by Estonian Science Foundation Grant 5704 and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.     

Hahn-Banach extension operators and spaces of operators

Let be Banach spaces and let be closed operator ideals. Let be a Banach space having the Radon-Nikodým property. The main results are as follows. If is a Hahn-Banach extension operator, then there exists a set of Hahn-Banach extension operators , , such that , where . If is an ideal in for all equivalently renormed versions of , then there exist Hahn-Banach extension operators and such that .

     

The single-valued extension property for sums and products of commuting operators

It is shown that the sum and the product of two commuting Banach space operators with Dunford's property (C) have the single-valued extension property.     

The approximation properties determined by operator ideals

We introduce the notion of the right approximation property with respect to an operator ideal A and solve the duality problem for the approximation property with respect to an operator ideal A, that is, a Banach space X has the approximation property with respect to A ^d whenever X* has the right approximation property with respect to an operator ideal A. The notions of the left bounded approximation property and the left weak bounded approximation property for a Banach operator ideal are introduced and new symmetric results are obtained. Finally, the notions of the p-compact sets and the p-approximation property are extended to arbitrary Banach operator ideals. Known results of the approximation property with respect to an operator ideal and the p-approximation property are generalized.     

The asymptotically commuting bounded approximation property of Banach spaces

We introduce and study the asymptotically commuting bounded approximation property of Banach spaces. This property is, e.g., enjoyed by any dual space with the bounded approximation property. The principal result is the following: if a Banach space X has the asymptotically λ-commuting bounded approximation property, then X is saturated with locally λ-complemented separable subspaces enjoying the λ-commuting bounded approximation property.     

Ideals of operators and the metric approximation property

We prove that a Banach space X has the metric approximation property if and only if , the space of all finite rank operators, is an ideal in , the space of all bounded operators, for every Banach space Y. Moreover, X has the shrinking metric approximation property if and only if is an ideal in for every Banach space Y.Similar results are obtained for u-ideals and the corresponding unconditional metric approximation properties.     

A random weak ergodic property of infinite products of operators in metric spaces

ABSTRACT

We study the random weak ergodic property of infinite products of mappings acting on complete metric spaces. Our results describe an aspect of the asymptotic behaviour of random infinite products of such mappings. More precisely, we show that in appropriate spaces of sequences of operators there exists a subset, which is a countable intersection of open and everywhere dense sets, such that each sequence belonging to this subset has the random weak ergodic property. Then we show that several known results in the literature can be deduced from our general result.     

Dual problems for weak and quasi approximation properties

It is shown that for the separable dual X^∗ of a Banach space X if X^∗ has the weak approximation property, then X has the metric quasi approximation property. Using this it is shown that for the separable dual X^∗ of a Banach space X the quasi approximation property and metric quasi approximation property are inherited from X^∗ to X and for a separable and reflexive Banach space X, X having the weak approximation property, bounded weak approximation property, quasi approximation property, metric weak approximation property, and metric quasi approximation property are equivalent. Also it is shown that the weak approximation property, bounded weak approximation property, and quasi approximation property are not inherited from a Banach space X to X^∗.     

New criterion of the approximation property

This paper is concerned with the approximation property which is an important property in Banach space theory. We show that a Banach space X has the approximation property if (and only if), for every Banach space Y, the set of finite rank operators from X to Y is dense in the corresponding space of compact operators, in the usual topology of uniform convergence on compact sets.     

Compact adjoint operators and approximation properties

This paper is concerned with the space of all compact adjoint operators from dual spaces of Banach spaces into dual spaces of Banach spaces and approximation properties. For some topology on the space of all bounded linear operators from separable dual spaces of Banach spaces into dual spaces of Banach spaces, it is shown that if a bounded linear operator is approximated by a net of compact adjoint operators, then the operator can be approximated by a sequence of compact adjoint operators whose operator norms are less than or equal to the operator norm of the operator. Also we obtain applications of the theory and, in particular, apply the theory to approximation properties.     

The strong approximation property

We introduce and investigate the strong approximation property of Banach spaces which is strictly stronger than the approximation property and at least formally weaker than the weak bounded approximation property. Among others, we show that the weak bounded approximation property is equivalent to a quantitative strengthening of the strong approximation property. Some recent results on the approximation property of Banach spaces and their dual spaces are improved.     

Fredholm property of non-smooth pseudodifferential operators

In this paper we prove sufficient conditions for the Fredholm property of a non-smooth pseudodifferential operator P which symbol is in a Hölder space with respect to the spatial variable. As a main ingredient for the proof we use a suitable symbol-smoothing.     

On the approximation of convex functions by Bernstein-type operators

As a consequence of Jensen's inequality, centered operators of probabilistic type (also called Bernstein-type operators) approximate convex functions from above. Starting from this fact, we consider several pairs of classical operators and determine, in each case, which one is better to approximate convex functions. In almost all the discussed examples, the conclusion follows from a simple argument concerning composition of operators. However, when comparing Szász-Mirakyan operators with Bernstein operators over the positive semi-axis, the result is derived from the convex ordering of the involved probability distributions. Analogous results for non-centered operators are also considered.     

Lifting bounded approximation properties from Banach spaces to their dual spaces

Based on a new reformulation of the bounded approximation property, we develop a unified approach to the lifting of bounded approximation properties from a Banach space X to its dual X^*. This encompasses cases when X has the unique extension property or X is extendably locally reflexive. In particular, it is shown that the unique extension property of X permits to lift the metric A-approximation property from X to X^*, for any operator ideal A, and that there exists a Banach space X such that X,X**,… are extendably locally reflexive, but X^*,X***,… are not.     

A new property of Bernstein-Kantorovi? operators

In the present paper, we prove that the Bernstein-Kantorovič operators have the ability of preserving translation property in both C and L^p norms. Supported (in part) by the NSFC(10471130,10371024) of PRC and the Natural Science Foundation (Y604003) of Zhejiang Province.     

The Riesz decomposition property for the space of regular operators

If and are Banach lattices such that is separable and has the countable interpolation property, then the space of all continuous regular operators has the Riesz decomposition property. This result is a positive answer to a conjecture posed by A. W. Wickstead.

     

On relations between weak approximation properties and their inheritances to subspaces

It is shown that for the separable dual X^∗ of a Banach space X, if X^∗ has the weak approximation property, then X^∗ has the metric weak approximation property. We introduce the properties W^∗D and MW^∗D for Banach spaces. Suppose that M is a closed subspace of a Banach space X such that M^⊥ is complemented in the dual space X^∗, where for all m∈M}. Then it is shown that if a Banach space X has the weak approximation property and W^∗D (respectively, metric weak approximation property and MW^∗D), then M has the weak approximation property (respectively, bounded weak approximation property).