We study the measure of non-compactness of operators between abstract real interpolation spaces. We prove an estimate of this measure, depending on the fundamental function of the space. An application to the spectral theory of linear operators is presented.

Logarithmic convexity of a measure of weak noncompactness for bounded linear operators under Calderón’s complex interpolation is proved. This is a quantitative version for weakly noncompact operators of the following: if T: A₀ → B₀ or T: A₁ → B₁ is weakly compact, then so is $T:A_{\left[\theta \right]}\to B_{\left[\theta \right]}$ for all 0 < θ < 1, where $A_{\left[\theta \right]}$ and $B_{\left[\theta \right]}$ are interpolation spaces with respect to the pairs (A₀,A₁) and (B₀,B₁). Some formulae for this measure and relations to other quantities measuring weak noncompactness are established.