On compact extensions of multilinear operators (Q744430)

A natural question arises when we deal with extensions of continuous linear or multilinear operators: When does the extended operator preserve certain properties of the original operator or also when does this extension preserve certain properties that are preserved by the original operator? In the particular case of the Nicodemi extensions [\textit{P. L. Kuo}, Note Mat. 29, No. 2, 55--76 (2009; Zbl 1214.46026)], it is known that, for instance, if \(A\) is an \(m\)-linear compact operator, then the extension \(R_m(A)\), induced by scalar-valued Nicodemi sequences, is compact as well. In this paper, the authors establish conditions on the spaces \(E\) and \(G\) such that, if \(A:E^m \rightarrow G\) is compact, then its Nicodemi extension \(R_m(A):F^m \rightarrow G\) is also compact. These conditions are not as restrictive, since \(E = \ell_p,\;m<p\), \(E= c_0\) and \(G\) a Banach space with the approximation property are examples that satisfy these conditions. In addition, an interesting application is provided.