On the space \(\omega\) (Q1097465)

The author solves the following two problems concerning the space \(\omega\) of all real sequences. 1. Given a real sequence space X, give necessary and sufficient conditions on the infinite matrix A, such that A defines a matrix transformation from \(\omega\) to X. 2. Characterize the orthogonally additive functionals on \(\omega\). A functional \(f: \omega\to R\) is orthogonally additive if for \(x=(x_ k)\in \omega\) and \(y=(y_ k)\in \omega\) with \(x_ ky_ k=0\), for all k one has \(f(x+y)=f(x)+f(y).\) Theorem 1: Solution of 1. A: \(\omega\to X\Leftrightarrow\) A has finitely many nonzero columns and these are the elements of X. Theorem 2: Solution of 2. f is orthogonally additive \(\Leftrightarrow\) \(f(x)=\sum^{\infty}_{k=1}g(k,x)\) with i) \(g(k,0)=0\), for all k ii) g(k,.) is continuous on R iii) There are \(L>0\) and \((a_ k)\) with \(\sum_{k}a_ k\) convergent such that: \(| g(k,t)| \leq a_ k\) for all t and \(k\geq L.\) This last result is a special case of theorem 2 in ``Characterization of orthogonally additive operators on sequence spaces'' by \textit{Chew Tuan Seng} [South Est Asian Bull. Math. 11, 39-44 (1987; review below)].