For each ordinal α < ω₁, we prove the existence of a Banach space with a basis and Szlenk index ${\omega }^{\alpha +1}$ which is universal for the class of separable Banach spaces with Szlenk index not exceeding ${\omega }^{\alpha }$. Our proof involves developing a characterization of which Banach spaces embed into spaces with an FDD with upper Schreier space estimates.

For each ordinal α < ω₁, we prove the existence of a separable, reflexive Banach space W with a basis so that Sz(W), $Sz(W*)\le {\omega }^{\alpha +1}$ which is universal for the class of separable, reflexive Banach spaces X satisfying Sz(X), $Sz(X*)\le {\omega }^{\alpha }$.

On étudie dans ce travail les projections de norme 1 du bidual $E^{\text{'}\text{'}}$ d’un espace de Banach $E$ sur l’image canonique $i_E\left(E\right)$ de $E$ dans $E^{\text{'}\text{'}}$. On montre que dans un certain nombre de cas, il y a unicité de la projection de norme 1. On en déduit des théorèmes d’existence et d’unicité du prédual de $E$. On donne ensuite diverses applications, en particulier aux espaces dont la norme est différentiable sur un ensemble dense et aux espaces ne contenant pas ${\ell }^1\left(N\right)$.

We study the way in which the Euclidean subspaces of a Banach space fit together, somewhat in the spirit of the Kashin decomposition. The main tool that we introduce is an estimate regarding the convex hull of a convex body in John's position with a Euclidean ball of a given radius, which leads to a new and simplified proof of the randomized isomorphic Dvoretzky theorem. Our results also include a characterization of spaces with nontrivial cotype in terms of arrangements of Euclidean subspaces.

In ordered Banach algebras, we introduce eventually and asymptotically positive elements. We give conditions for the following spectral properties: the spectral radius belongs to the spectrum (Perron--Frobenius property); the spectral radius is the only element in the peripheral spectrum; there are positive (approximate) eigenvectors for the spectral radius. Recently such types of results have been shown for operators on Banach lattices. Our results can be viewed as a complement, since our structural...

Every separable, infinite-dimensional Banach space X has a biorthogonal sequence $z_n,z{*}_n$, with $spanz{*}_n$ norming on X and $\parallel z_n\parallel +\parallel z{*}_n\parallel$ bounded, so that, for every x in X and x* in X*, there exists a permutation π(n) of n so that $x\in \overline{conv}finitesubseriesof{\sum }_{n=1}^{\infty }z{*}_n\left(x\right)z_{n}andx{*}_n\left(x\right)={\sum }_{n=1}^{\infty }z{*}_{\pi \left(n\right)}\left(x\right)x*\left(z_{\pi \left(n\right)}\right)$.

We show that every separable complex L₁-predual space X is contractively complemented in the CAR-algebra. As an application we deduce that the open unit ball of X is a bounded homogeneous symmetric domain.

It is shown that for every k ∈ ℕ and every spreading sequence eₙₙ that generates a uniformly convex Banach space E, there exists a uniformly convex Banach space $X_{k+1}$ admitting eₙₙ as a k+1-iterated spreading model, but not as a k-iterated one.