On a theorem of Mazur and Ulam (Q792583): Difference between revisions

Mazur and Ulam have proved the following theorem: If X,Y are real Banach spaces, T:\(X\to Y\) an onto isometry with \(T(0)=0\), then T is linear. In this paper we examine generalizations of this theorem. The main result is the following: Let X,Y be Banach spaces, dim \(X\geq 2\), X strictly convex, and the unit sphere surface of Y contains no more then countably many linear segments. Then T:\(X\to Y\), \(T(0)=0\) (not necessarily onto) isometry is linear.