Almost square dual Banach spaces

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Abstract: We show that finite dimensional Banach spaces fail to be uniformly non locally almost square. Moreover, we construct an equivalent almost square bidual norm on ellinfty. As a consequence we get that every dual Banach space containing c0 has an equivalent almost square dual norm. Finally we characterize separable real almost square spaces in terms of their position in their fourth duals.


A Banach space \(X\) is almost square if, for every \(\varepsilon > 0\) and every finite set \(x_1,\dots,x_n \in S_X\), there exists \(y \in S_X\) such that \(\|x_i \pm y\| \le 1 + \varepsilon\). A typical example of an almost square Banach space is \(c_0\). Every Banach space containing \(c_0\) can be renormed to be almost square, see [\textit{J. Becerra Guerrero} et al., J. Math. Anal. Appl. 438, No. 2, 1030--1040 (2016; Zbl 1346.46005)]. A Banach space \(X\) is octahedral if, for every \(\varepsilon > 0\) and every finite set \(x_1,\dots, x_n \in S_X\), there exists \(y \in S_X\) such that \(\|x_i \pm y\| \ge 2 - \varepsilon\). A typical example of an octahedral Banach space is \(\ell_1\). Every Banach space containing \(\ell_1\) can be renormed to be octahedral, see [\textit{G. Godefroy}, Stud. Math. 95, No. 1, 1--15 (1989; Zbl 0698.46011)]. It is not at all clear that there exist dual Banach spaces which are almost square. The authors of the paper under review show that there exists a bidual renorming of \(\ell_\infty\) which is almost square. They even show that a dual Banach space admits a dual almost square norm if and only if it contains an isomorphic copy of \(c_0\). Answering a question of Godefroy from [loc.\,cit.], \textit{J. Langemets} and \textit{G. López-Pérez} [``Bidual octahedral renormings and strong regularity in Banach spaces, J. Inst. Math. Jussieu, 17 p. (2019; \url{doi:10.1017/S1474748019000264})] recently showed that every separable Banach space which contains \(\ell_1\) admits an equivalent norm such that its bidual norm is octahedral. In the present paper, the authors prove the almost square version of this result: Theorem. Every separable Banach space which contains \(c_0\) admits an equivalent norm such that its bidual is almost square. The paper ends with a characterization of almost square Banach spaces in terms of fourth dual types.











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