Slow convergence of sequences of linear operators. II: Arbitrarily slow convergence (Q606677)

Let \(L_n\) be a sequence of linear operators that converges pointwise to a linear operator \(L\). We say that \(L_n\) converges arbitrarily slowly to \(L\) if for every sequence of real numbers \(c_n\), converging to \(0\), there is an \(x\) such that \(\|L_n(x) - L(x) \| > c_n\). The paper's main result establishes sufficient conditions that a sequence of operators, \(L_n\), converges arbitrarily slowly. The proof requires the Uniform Boundedness Theorem along with many details. The result is used to prove that for a linear operator, \(T\), such that \(T^n\) converges to zero pointwise, either \(T^n\) converges arbitrarily slowly to zero or \(\|T^n\| < ka^n\) for all \(n\), where \(k\) is a positive number and \(0 < a < 1\). The paper compares these results favorably with the von-Neumann-Halpern cyclic projections theorem and with a theorem of Xu and Zikatanov. [For part I, cf. J. Approx. Theory 162, No. 9, 1701--1716 (2010; Zbl 1205.41026).]