RT Journal Article T1 Two geometric constants for operators acting on a separable Banach space A1 Martín Peinador, Elena A1 Indurain, E. A1 Plans, A. A1 Rodés-Usán, Álvaro AB Let A be an operator from a separable Banach space X into another Banach space Y. For every M-basis (an) of X the authors define two numbers: hA = hA,(an) = infn||A|[an,...]||and HA = HA,(an) = supnm(A|[an,...]), where [ ] stands for closed linear span and m stands for minimum modulus, i.e. m(A)=inf||x||=1||Ax||. First they prove that reflexivity of X can be characterized by the stability of HA,(an) under changes of the M-basis. In the case X is a separable reflexive Banach space these constants are related with s-numbers. The authors show that HA is the infimum of the Gelʹfand numbers of A and hA is a lower bound of the Bernstein numbers of A defined by J. Zemánek [Studia Math. 80 (1984), no. 3, 219–234]. They prove that a separable Banach space X is reflexive if and only if the infimum of the Gelʹfand numbers of every operator A from X into a Banach space Y can be computed in terms of one sequence of closed, nested, finite codimensional subspaces with null intersection. Several relationships between these numbers and the spectral theory are discussed. Finally, in the framework of a separable Hilbert space X and a selfadjoint operator A on X, it is shown that HA and hA are respectively the maximum and the minimum of the limit points of the spectrum of A. If the operator is not selfadjoint, HA and hA are exactly the maximum and minimum of the limit points of the spectrum of (A*A)1/2. PB Editorial de la Universidad Complutense SN 0214-3577 YR 1988 FD 1988 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58571 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58571 LA eng NO Bessaga, C. and Pelczynsky, A.: On bases and unconditional convergence of series in Banach spaces. Studia Math. T. XVII, 151-164 (1958)Diestel, J.: Sequences and series in Banach spaces. Springer Verlag, 1984Kato, T.: Perturbation theory for linear operators. Springer Verlag, 1966Mil`man, V.: Geometric theory of Banach spaces. Russian Math. Survery, 25, 111-170 (1970)Pietsch, A.: s-numbers of operators in Banach spaces. Studia Math. LI, 201-223 (1974)Plans, A.: Zerlegung von Folgen in Hilbertraum in Heterogonalsysteme. Archiv der Math., X, 304-306 (1954)Plans, A.: Resultados acerca de una generalización de la semejanza en el espacio de Hilbert. Collect. Math. V, XIII, 3º, 241-248 (1961)Plans, A.: Los operadores acotados en relación con los sistemas asintóticamente ortogonales. Collect. Math. V, XV, 104-110 (1963)Riesz, F., and Sz-Nagy, B.: Lecons d’analyse fonctionnelle. Gauthier-Villars, 1974Singer, I.: Basic sequences and reflexivity of Banach spaces. Ann of Math. 52, 512-527 (1950)Zemanek, J.: Geometric characteristics of semi-Fredholm operators and their asymptotic behaviour. Studia Math. LXXX, 219-234 (1984)Zippin, M.: A remark on bases and reflexivity in Banach spaces. Israel J. Math. Vol. 6, 74-79 (1968) DS Docta Complutense RD 6 oct 2024