On approximate isometries and application to stability of a functional equation (Q2515120)

Employing some results of \textit{J. Lindenstrauss} and \textit{A. Szankowski} [in: Colloq. Honneur L. Schwartz, Éc. Polytech. 1983, Vol. 1, Astérisque 131, 357--371 (1985; Zbl 0585.47007)] the author proves that if \(\delta >0\), \(0<\varepsilon <1/4\), \(M>1\), \(0<p<1\), \(f\) is a \(\delta\varepsilon\)-surjective map from a Banach space \(E\) to a Banach space \(F\) with \(f(0)=0\), and \(|\, \|f(x)-f(y)\|- \|x-y\|\,| \leq \max\{M,\|x-y\|^p\}\) for all \(x, y\in E\), then there exists a linear isometry \(U\) from \(E\) onto \(F\) such that \(\|f(x)-U(x)\| \leq N(p)\varepsilon \max\{\rho(p,M,\delta,\varepsilon),\|x\|^p\}\) for all \(x\in E\) and certain \(N(p)\) and \(\rho(p,M,\delta,\varepsilon)\). Utilizing this result, he proves the stability of the functional equation \(\|f(x -y)\|=\|f(x) -f(y)\|\).