Almost antiproximinal sets in \(L_1\) (Q402775)

Let \(X\) be a Banach space. A closed set \(Y \subset X\) is said to be antiproximinal if every point outside \(Y\) fails to have best approximation in \(Y\). A set \(A \subset L_1([0,1])\) is said to be almost antiproximinal if for any set \(T \subset [0,1]\) of positive measure, any \(y \in L_{\infty}([0,1])\) with \(|y| = \chi_T\) does not attain its supremum on \(A\). In this paper, the authors study properties of such sets. An almost antiproximinal set need not be antiproximinal, any solid closed and bounded absolute convex set in \(L^1([0,1])\) is an intersection of almost antiproximinal sets. Under some additional hypothesis, such sets can also be produced from \(L_{\infty}^+\).