\(\ell^1\)-spreading models in mixed Tsirelson space (Q1766472)

The authors study the class of Banach spaces called mixed Tsirelson space \(T[(\theta_n,\mathcal F_n)_{n=1}^\infty]\) where each \(\mathcal F_n\) is a regular family of finite subsets of \(\mathbb N\). These were first described by \textit{S. A. Argyros} and \textit{I. Deliyanni} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 349, No. 3, 973--995 (1997; Zbl 0869.46002)] and generalize Tsirelson's space \(T\). In [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 131, No. 2, 511--521 (2003; Zbl 1033.46005)], the authors studied the Bourgain \(\ell_1\) ordinal index of such spaces. In the present paper, they are concerned with higher order \(\ell_1\) spreading models contained in any subspace spanned by a subsequence of the unit vector basis. A main tool is \textit{I.~Gasparis}' dichotomy theorem [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 129, No. 3, 759--764 (2001; Zbl 0962.46006)].