Norm optimization problem for linear operators in classical Banach spaces (Q734081)

Let \(E\) and \(F\) be two Banach spaces. A linear operator \(T: E\to F\) is said to attain its norm if there exists \(v\in E\), \(\|v\|_E=1\), such that \[ \|T(v)\|_F=\|T\|:=\sup_{\|e\|_E=1}\|T(e)\|_F. \] A sequence \((x_n)_n\subset E\) is said to be a not weakly null maximizing sequence for \(T\) if \[ \|x_n\|_E=1, \;\|T(x_n)\|_F\to \|T\|. \] The question whether a given linear operator attains its norm is one of the most important lines of investigation from the applied functional analysis point of view. Motivated by this, the authors provide a simple useful characterization of norm attaining operators acting on \(\ell_p\) type spaces. Precisely, they show that, if \(1<p<\infty\), \(1\leq q<\infty\) and \(T: \ell_p\to \ell_q\) is a bounded linear operator, then \(T\) attains its norm if and only if there exists a not weakly null maximizing sequence for \(T\). In the case \(p\not =q\), they also show that any not weakly null maximizing sequence for \(T\) has a norm convergent subsequence. In a parallel direction, the authors investigate lineability of the sets of norm-attaining and non-norm attaining operators.