Factorizations of natural embeddings of \(\ell^ n_ p\) into \(L_ r\). II (Q1183120)

This paper improves results from part I [Studia Math. 89, No. 1, 79-103 (1988; Zbl 0671.46009)] by the same authors. From the abstract: 1. If \(T\) is a ``natural'' embedding of \(\ell_ 2^ n\) into \(L_ 1\) then for any well-bounded factorization of \(T\) through an \(L_ 1\) space in the form \(T=uv\) with \(v\) of norm 1, \(u\) well-preserves a copy of \(\ell_ 1^ k\) with \(k\) exponential in \(n\). 2. Any norm 1 operator from a \(C(K)\) space which well-preserves a copy of \(\ell_ 2^ n\) also well-preserves a copy of \(\ell_ \infty^ k\) with \(k\) exponential in \(n\).