Distinguished \(C_p (X)\) spaces (Q2220963)

The authors continue the study of distinguished \(C_p(X)\) spaces, where \(X\) is an infinite Tychonoff space and \(C_p(X)\) is the vector space of real continuous functions defined on \(X\) equipped with the pointwise topology. They prove several results implying that these spaces are distinguished or not. Some typical results are the following: (1) \(C_p(X)\) is distinguished if and only if the strong dual \(L_{\beta}(X)\) is flat and if and only if the strong bidual is the product space \(\mathbb R^X\); (2) Let \(X\) be a Corson compact space, i.e., homeomorphic to a compact subset of a Banach space; then \(C_p(X)\) is distinguished if and only if \(X\) is scattered (each of its closed non-empty subspaces has an isolated point in the relative topology) and Eberlein compact (homeomorphic to a weakly compact subset of a Banach space).