An extension of the Vu-Sine theorem and compact-supercyclicity (Q884383)

For \(B\) a Banach space, the author defines an operator \(T\in \mathcal L(B)\) to be compact-supercyclic if there is a compact set \(K\subset B\) such that the unit ball of \(B\) is contained in the closure of \(\{T^nx\mid x\in K,\;n\in\mathbb N\}\). On the other hand, \(T\) is said to be supercyclic if there exists \(x \in B\) such that the unit ball of \(B\) is contained in the closure of \(\{\lambda T^nx:n \in \mathbb N, ~\lambda \in \mathbb C\}\). This concept was introduced by \textit{H. M. Hilden} and \textit{L. J. Wallen} [Indiana Univ. Math. J. 23, 557--565 (1974; Zbl 0274.47004)]. The author shows that there are no compact-supercyclic isometries. He uses this result to prove a generalization of a theorem of \textit{K. F. Vu} [Ukr. Mat. Zh. 38, No. 6, 688--692 (1986; Zbl 0617.22005)] and \textit{R. Sine} [Rocky Mt. J. Math. 21, No. 4, 1373--1383 (1991; Zbl 0830.47024)]. The paper is not easy to read. The style of putting first all the results to be proved and then all the proofs contributes to the difficulty. There are also some typos, and the implicit assumption that the isometries under consideration are onto. The concept of Weyl sequences for Banach spaces has been used before, although not under this name [see, for instance, \textit{M. González, F. León-Saavedra} and \textit{A. Montes-Rodríguez}, Proc. Lond. Math. Soc., III. Ser. 81, No. 1, 169--189 (2000; Zbl 1028.47007)]. With this new approach, the author is able to obtain an easy and short proof of the nonexistence of supercyclic isometries, a result due to \textit{S. I. Ansari} and \textit{P. S. Bourdon} [Acta Sci. Math. 63, No. 1--2, 195--207 (1997; Zbl 0892.47004)].