Duality for Lipschitz \(p\)-summing operators (Q642511)

Given a normed space of Lipschitz maps from a metric space \(X\) into a Banach space \(E\), how can one identify its dual? This is the question that motivates this paper. Among other interesting results this work identifies the dual of the space of Lipschitz \(p\)-summing operators from a finite metric space to a Banach space. This result solves a problem posed by \textit{J. D. Farmer} and \textit{W. B. Johnson} [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 137, No. 9, 2989--2995 (2009; Zbl 1183.46020)]. The fundamental tool used by the author is the notion of spaces of Banach-space-valued molecules which generalizes a concept previously used by \textit{R. F. Arens} and \textit{J. Eells jun.} [Pac. J. Math. 6, 397--403 (1956; Zbl 0073.39601)]. In the final section, the author introduces the class of Lipschitz \((p,r,s)\)-summing operators and obtains a beautiful Pietsch domination-factorization type theorem. A particular case of this approach leads to the Lipschitz version of (linear) \((r,s)\)-dominated operators.