The unit ball of the complex P(3H){{\mathcal P}(^3H)}

Let H be a two-dimensional complex Hilbert space and P(³H){{\mathcal P}(^3H)} the space of 3-homogeneous polynomials on H. We give a characterization of the extreme points of its unit ball, B_P(³H){{\mathsf B}_{{\mathcal P}(^3H)}} , from which we deduce that the unit sphere of P(³H){{\mathcal P}(^3H)} is the disjoint union of the sets of its extreme and smooth points. We also show that an extreme point of B_P(³H){{\mathsf B}_{{\mathcal P}(^3H)}} remains extreme as considered as an element of B_L(³H){{\mathsf B}_{{\mathcal L}(^3H)}} . Finally we make a few remarks about the geometry of the unit ball of the predual of P(³H){{\mathcal P}(^3H)} and give a characterization of its smooth points.