Grothendieck space ideals and weak continuity of polynomials on locally convex spaces (Q2642322)

Let \({\mathcal K,W,V}\) be the operator ideals of compact, weakly compact, completely continuous operators between Banach spaces, respectively. The authors introduce two new classes of locally convex spaces, namely, the spaces with local Dunford-Pettis property as Groth\(({\mathcal W}^{-1} \circ {\mathcal V})\) and spaces with locally dual Schur property as Groth\(({\mathcal W}^{-1} \circ {\mathcal K})\). They examine these properties and their relationship to other classes such as Schwartz spaces, infra-barrelled spaces, spaces with Grothendieck's Dunford-Pettis property. Köthe echelon spaces are used to provide examples and counterexamples. Two of the main results are the following theorems. Let \(E\) be a locally convex space with the local Dunford-Pettis property. Then all continuous scalar valued polynomials on \(E\) are weakly sequentially continuous. Let \(E\) be a locally convex space with the locally dual Schur property. Then all continuous scalar valued polynomials on \(E\) are weakly continuous on bounded sets.