\((1+)\)-complemented, \((1+)\)-isomorphic copies of \(L_1\) in dual Banach spaces (Q2085561)

A well-known result by \textit{J. Hagler} and \textit{C. Stegall} [J. Funct. Anal. 13, 233--251 (1973; Zbl 0265.46019)] asserts that for a Banach space \(X\), the following statements are equivalent: \begin{itemize} \item[(1)] \(X\) contains a subspace isomorphic to \(\left(\bigoplus_{n=1}^{\infty} \ell_{\infty}^n\right)_{\ell_1}\); \item[(2)] \(X^*\) contains a complemented subspace isomorphic to \(L_1\); \item[(3)] \(X^*\) contains a complemented subspace isomorphic to \(C[0,1]^*\). \end{itemize} The main result of the paper under review is a quantification of the Hagler-Stegall theorem. The authors prove that for a Banach space \(X\), the following statements are equivalent: \begin{itemize} \item[(1)] \(X\) contains almost isometric copies of \(\left(\bigoplus_{n=1}^{\infty} \ell_{\infty}^n\right)_{l_1}\); \item[(2)] \(X^*\) contains a \((1+\varepsilon)\)-complemented subspace that is \((1+\varepsilon)\)-isomorphic to \(L_1\) for every \(\varepsilon>0\); \item[(3)] \(X^*\) contains a \((1+\varepsilon)\)-complemented subspace that is \((1+\varepsilon)\)-isomorphic to \(C[0,1]^*\) for every \(\varepsilon>0\). \end{itemize}