A characterization of reflexive spaces by means of continuous approximate selections for metric projections (Q1122080)

Let (X,\(\tau)\) be a topological space and (Y,d) a metric space. By F: \(X\to Y\) is denoted a mapping which associates with every \(x\in X\) a non- empty subset F(x) of Y. A mapping f: \(X\to Y\) is called a selection for F if for each \(x\in X\), f(x)\(\in F(x)\). A mapping f: \(X\to Y\) is called an \(\epsilon\)-approximate selection for F: \(X\to 2^ Y\) if for each x in X, \(f(x)\in B_{\epsilon}(F(x))\), where \(B_{\epsilon}(F(x))\) is the union of open balls with radii equal to \(\epsilon\) and centers running over F(x). \textit{F. Deutsch} and \textit{P. Kenderov} [SIAM J. Math. Anal. 14, 185-194 (1983; Zbl 0518.41031)] introduced the notion of the almost lower semi-continuous mapping. The author gives a slightly different definition of the finite lower semi-continuous (f.l.s.c.) mapping and proves two results. The first one gives a characterization of reflexivity: A Banach space X is reflexive if, and only if, for every equivalent norm in X every f.l.s.c. metric projection generated by a proximal subset of X has continuous \(\epsilon\)-approximate selections for each \(\epsilon >0\). The second result shows that almost lower semicontinuity of a metric projection does not imply existence of a continuous selection, even for finite dimensions.