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On Moduli of Convexity in Banach Spaces


Diómedes Bárcenas
Diómedes Bárcenas
Vladimir Gurariy
Vladimir Gurariy
Antonio Ullán
Antonio Ullán
L Visa Sanchez
L Visa Sanchez

Abstract

We provide an
example to show that the moduli of convexity δ E and
β E are different. Our example allows us to prove that 2 is the best
possible constant in the inequality δE
βE ≤ 2δE and that βE does not need to
be a convex
function.



Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): Primary 46B20, 46B50.
Key words: Modulus
of convexity.

Quaestiones Mathematicae 27(2004), 137-145.

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