On the Banach spaces with the property \((V^*)\) of Pelczynski. II (Q1191383)

A bounded subset \(X\) of a Banach space \(E\) is called a \(V^*\) set if \(\lim_ n \sup_ x | x_ n^*(x)|=0\) for every sequence \((x_ n^*)\) in \(E^*\) for which the series \(\sum x_ n^*\) is weakly unconditionally convergent. The Banach space \(E\) is said to have Property \(V^*\) [\textit{A. Pełczyński}, Bull. Acad. Polon. Sci., Sér. Sci. Math. Astron. Phys. 10, 641-648 (1962; Zbl 0107.325)] if every \(V^*\) set is relatively weakly compact. The author proves that \(E\) has Property \(V^*\) if and only if any conjugate unconditionally converging operator from \(E^*\) to \(F^*\) (\(F\) an arbitrary Banach space) is weakly compact. The sufficiency is proved here, the necessity was given in an earlier paper [part I, Ann. Mat. Pura Appl., IV. Ser. 152, 171-181 (1988; Zbl 0677.46006)]. This result leads to a long list of equivalent properties for a Banach space which is a complemented subspace of a Banach lattice. The list includes: (i) \(E^*\) has Property \(V^*\), (ii) \(E^*\) does not contain a copy of \(c_ 0\), and (iii) \(E\) does not contain a complemented copy of \(\ell_ 1\). The paper also explores other relationships among these and related properties.