Approximation by smooth functions with no critical points on separable Banach spaces

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Abstract: We characterize the class of separable Banach spaces X such that for every continuous function f:XomathbbR and for every continuous function epsilon:Xomathbb(0,+infty) there exists a C1 smooth function g:XomathbbR for which |f(x)g(x)|leqepsilon(x) and g(x)eq0 for all xinX (that is, g has no critical points), as those Banach spaces X with separable dual X. We also state sufficient conditions on a separable Banach space so that the function g can be taken to be of class Cp, for p=1,2,...,+infty. In particular, we obtain the optimal order of smoothness of the approximating functions with no critical points on the classical spaces ellp(mathbbN) and Lp(mathbbRn). Some important consequences of the above results are (1) the existence of {em a non-linear Hahn-Banach theorem} and (2) the smooth approximation of closed sets, on the classes of spaces considered above.



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