Relatively weakly open convex combinations of slices and scattered C^*-algebras

Abstract: We prove that given a locally compact Hausdorff space,

K

, and a compact C

^{*}

-algebra,

m a t h c a l A

, the C

^{*}

-algebra

C (K, m a t h c a l A)

satisfies that every convex combination of slices of the closed unit ball is relatively weakly open subset of the closed unit ball if and only if

K

is scattered and

m a t h c a l A

is the

c_{0}

-sum of finite-dimensional C

^{*}

-algebras. We introduce and study Banach spaces which have property

(o v e r l i n e h b o x P 1)

, i. e. For every convex combination of slices

C

of the unit ball of a Banach space

X

and

x i n C

there exists

W

relatively weakly open set containing

x

, such that

W s u b s e t e q o v e r l i n e C

. In the setting of general C

^{*}

-algebras we obtain a characterization of this property. Indeed, a C

^{*}

-algebra has property

(o v e r l i n e h b o x P 1)

if and only if is scattered with finite dimensional irreducible representations. Some stability results for Banach spaces satisfying property

(o v e r l i n e h b o x P 1)

are also given. As a consequence of these results we prove that a real

L_{1}

-predual Banach space contains no isomorphic copy of

e l l_{1}

if and only if it has property

(o v e r l i n e h b o x P 1)

.

Review text

A Banach space is said to satisfy property (P1) (respectively: ($\overline{\mathrm P1}$)) if every convex combination of slices $C$ in its unit ball (respectively: and for every $x\in C$) is a relatively weakly open subset of its unit ball (respectively: there is $W$, a relatively weakly open subset of the unit ball containing $x$, such that $W\subset \overline{C}$). Given a compact and Hausdorff topological space $K$ and a compact $C^*$-algebra $A$, the authors prove that the space $C(K,A)$ of continuous functions from $K$ into $A$ satisfies property (P1) if and only if $K$ is scattered and $A$ is the $c_0$-sum of finite-dimensional $C^*$-algebras. Then the authors introduce the property ($\overline{\mathrm P1}$) to get that an $L_1$-predual Banach space $X$ satisfies property ($\overline{\mathrm P1}$) if and only if $X$ does not contain subspaces isomorphic to $\ell_1$. This well written and interesting paper uses techniques from the geometry of Banach spaces (ideals) and $C^*$-algebras. Property P1 (with different names) and more general properties have been also considered in [\textit{T. A. Abrahamsen} et al., Stud. Math. 250, No.~3, 297--320 (2020; Zbl 1441.46005; \textit{R. Haller} et al., Houston J. Math. 45, No.~4, 1153--1168 (2019; Zbl 1448.46014); \textit{G. López-Pérez} et al., Mediterr. J. Math. 16, No.~5, Paper No.~122 (2019; Zbl 1434.46007)].

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