Banach-Stone theorems for spaces of vector bundle continuous sections (Q2363292)

Let \(E,F\) be strictly convex, reflexive Banach spaces and \(X,Y\) be compact Hausdorff spaces. Let \(C(X,E)\) denote the space of \(E\)-valued continuous functions equipped with the supremum norm. Banach-Stone-type theorems consider the question of describing surjective isometries between the function spaces in terms of homeomorphisms of the topological spaces and isometries of the underlying Banach spaces; see the author's paper [J. Aust. Math. Soc. 100, No. 3, 349--373 (2016; Zbl 1352.46010)] for some recent results in this direction. In the paper under review, the author considers this question for spaces of continuous sections of Banach space bundles. A standard approach for obtaining a description of surjective isometries is via identifications of the extreme points of the dual unit ball [\textit{B. Brosowski} and \textit{F. Deutsch}, J. Approx. Theory 10, 245--267 (1974; Zbl 0272.41020)]. In this part, the description of the isometries is via a homeomorphism of the Choquet boundaries and a continuous bundle map. Another approach, when one is not assuming reflexivity, is to consider the set of peak points \(X_p = \{p \in X: \|f\| = \|f(p)\| \text{ for some } f \in A\}\). Here, the description of the isometry involves a homeomorphism of the peak sets.