Almost Summing Polynomials (Q4949676)

Let \(E\) and \(F\) be Banach spaces. In \S 8, 12 of [\textit{J. Diestel}, \textit{H. Jarchow} and \textit{A. Tonge}, ``Absolutely summing operators'', Cambridge (1995; Zbl 0855.47016)], the authors define the space of almost summing operators from \(E\) to \(F\), developing this topic through the use of a related inequality [cf. \textit{N. D. Tien} and \textit{R. Vidal}, ``Almost summing operators in Banach spaces'', preprint]. The author extends this notion to polynomials: An \(n\)-homogeneous polynomial \(P: E\to F\) is said to be almost summing (written \(P\in{\mathcal P}_{al.s}(^nE; F)\)) if for some \(C\geq 0\), \[ \Biggl(\int^1_0 \Biggl\|\sum^k_{j=1} r_j(t) P(x_j)\Biggr\|^2 dt\Biggr)^{{1\over 2}}\leq C \sup_{\phi\in B_{E'}} \Biggl(\sum^k_{j=1}|\phi(x_j)|^2\Biggr)^{{n\over 2}}, \] for every \(k\in\mathbb{N}\) and all \(x_1,\dots, x_k\in E\). These polynomials are characterized as those which map unconditionally 2-summing sequences in \(E\) into almost unconditionally summable sequences in \(F\). A number of examples and counterexamples are given, highlighting the relation between \({\mathcal P}_{al.s}(^nE; F)\) and the absolutely summing polynomials from \(E\) to \(F\). Ideal Properties of \({\mathcal P}_{al.s}(^nE;F)\) are discussed, showing that if \(P\) is an almost summing \(n\)-homogeneous polynomial and \(u\) and \(v\) are bounded linear operators, then \(v\circ P\circ u\) is also an almost summing polynomial. Moreover, the author shows that if \(u\) is an almost summing linear operator and \(P\) is an arbitrary \(n\)-homogeneous polynomial, then \(P\circ u\) is almost summing. The paper concludes with a short discussion of almost summing polynomials when \(F\) has type or cotype, and with the observation that every scalar-valued 2-homogeneous polynomial on \(C(K)\) is almost summing. See also \textit{M. C. Matos} [An. Acad. Bras. Ciênc. 68, No. 1, 1-13 (1996; Zbl 0854.46042)] and \textit{K. Floret} and \textit{M. C. Matos} [Math. Nachr. 176, 65-72 (1995; Zbl 0839.46040)] for related work on absolutely summing polynomials and generalizations of Khintchine's inequality.