A direct proof that \(\ell_\infty^{(3)}\) has generalized roundness zero (Q2348144)

A combination of results of \textit{C. J. Lennard} et al. [Mich. Math. J. 44, No. 1, 37--45 (1997; Zbl 0889.46014)], \textit{J. Bretagnolle} et al. [Ann. Inst. Henri Poincaré, Nouv. Sér., Sect. B 2, 231--259 (1966; Zbl 0139.33501)], and \textit{J. K. Misiewicz} [Stat. Probab. Lett. 8, No. 3, 255--260 (1989; Zbl 0691.60012)] implies that \(\ell_\infty^3\) has generalized roundness zero. The main result of the present paper is a direct proof of this result, providing an insight into the geometry of \(\ell_\infty^3\). The authors also give a characterization of real quasi-normed spaces of generalized roundness zero in terms of isometric embeddability into \(L_p\), \(0<p\leq 2\).