A class of sets in a Banach space coarser than limited sets (Q2160337)

Let \(1 \leq p< \infty\). One says that a subset \(A\) of a Banach space \(X\) is a \textit{coarse \(p\)-limited set} if \(T(A) \subset \ell_p\) is a relatively compact set for all linear operators \(T\) from \(X\) to \(\ell_p\). Then, basic results about this new class of subsets of \(X\) are proved. Moreover, their relationship with compact and weakly compact sets is also discussed. For instance, in the spaces \(L_{1}(\mu)\) the coarse \(1\)-limited sets are relatively compact only if \(L_{1}(\mu)\) is a Schur space. Also, all weakly compact sets in \(X\) are coarse \(p\)-limited sets if and only if every linear operator \(T\) from \(X\) to \(\ell_p\) is completely continuous.