A quantitative extension of a theorem of Valdivia on weak compactness (Q1746300)

The author proves the following. Theorem. Let \(M\) be a subset of a Banach space \(X\) with the property that there is \(\varepsilon\geq 0\) such that every real-valued function \(f\) which is \(\sigma(X'',X')\)-continuous on \(X+\varepsilon B_{X''}\) is bounded on \(M\). Then the \(\sigma(X'',X')\)-closure of \(M\) is contained in \(X+2\varepsilon B_{X''}\). The case when \(\varepsilon = 0\) is a result proved originally by \textit{M. Valdivia} [J. Funct. Anal. 24, 1--10 (1977; Zbl 0344.46004)]. It should be noted that the author's argument is different from Valdivia's in the case \(\varepsilon = 0\).