A constant of porosity for convex bodies (Q5954299)

The authors introduce `a constant of porosity' for each Banach space and each equivalent norm by considering the infimum of the porosity of \({\mathcal M}\) -- the family of all closed, convex and bounded sets -- at each element. In considering the geomerical implication of the result that a Banach space fails the Mazur intersection property iff the family of all closed, convex and bounded subsets which are intersections of ball is uniformly very porous, it is shown that every equivalent norm on the space can be associated in a natural way with a constant of porosity; subsequently, its interplay with the geometry of the space has been investigated.NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEFurther, it is proved that the constant is closely related to the set of \(\varepsilon\)-differentiability points of the space and the set of \(r\)-denting points of the dual.NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEEstimates for this constant are obtained in several classical spaces.