A note on reflexivity in Banach spaces (Q916050): Difference between revisions

The author uses the theorem of \textit{R. C. James} [Stud. Math. 23, 205-216 (1964; Zbl 0113.093)] that a Banach space X is reflexive if and only if each continuous linear functional on X attains its supremum on the unit ball of X to show that X is reflexive if and only if for each F in the unit ball of \(X^{**}\) and each choice of \(f_ 1,...,f_ n\) in \(X^*\), there is an x in the unit ball of X such that \(f_ i(x)=F(f_ i)\) for \(i=1,...,n\). Pertinent examples in several generally known non- reflexive spaces are given.