On copies of \(c_0\) and \(\ell_{\infty}\) in \(L_{w*}(X^*, Y)\) (Q1420735)

For Banach spaces \(X\) and \(Y\), let \(L_{w^\ast}(X^\ast,Y)\) denote the space of weak\(^\ast\)-weak continuous linear operators with the operator norm. It is known that, if this space contains a complemented copy of \(c_0\) [\textit{G. Emmanuele}, Commentat. Math. Univ. Carol. 35, 259--261 (1994; Zbl 0862.46010)], then either \(X\) contains a copy of \(c_0\) or \(Y\) contains a copy of \(c_0\). It is proved in this paper that if \(X\) and \(Y\) contain a copy of \(c_0\), then \(L_{w^\ast}(X^\ast,Y)\) contains a copy of \(\ell_{\infty}\). On the other hand, if \(L_{w^\ast}(X^\ast,Y)\) contains a copy of \(c_0\), then either (a) \(X\) or \(Y\) contains a copy of \(c_0\), or (b) \(L_{w^\ast} (X^\ast,Y)\) contains a copy of \(\ell_{\infty}\).