Approximation, Gelfand, and Kolmogorov numbers of Schatten class embeddings (Q2120817)

A possible way to quantify the degree of compactness of an operator is via its sequence of s-numbers, which includes the approximation and entropy numbers as well as Gelfand and Kolmogorov numbers. The purpose of this paper is about approximation numbers for Schatten class embeddings, which are intimately related to their sequence of Gelfand and Kolmogorov numbers. The authors show that, depending on the relation between \(p\) and \(q\) (\(0<p, q\leqslant\infty\)), the approximation numbers of the natural identities \({\mathscr S}^{N}_{p}\hookrightarrow{\mathscr S}^{N}_{q}\) either behave like the Gelfand numbers or like their duals, the Kolmogorov numbers.