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k-Extreme Points in Symmetric Spaces of Measurable Operators

2014, Integral Equations and Operator Theory

Abstract

Let M be a semifinite von Neumann algebra with a faithful, normal, semifinite trace τ and E be a strongly symmetric Banach function space on [0, τ (1)). We show that an operator x in the unit sphere of E(M, τ ) is k-extreme, k ∈ N, whenever its singular value function µ(x) is k-extreme and one of the following conditions hold (i) µ(∞, x) = limt→∞ µ(t, x) = 0 or (ii) n(x)Mn(x * ) = 0 and |x| ≥ µ(∞, x)s(x), where n(x) and s(x) are null and support projections of x, respectively. The converse is true whenever M is nonatomic. The global k-rotundity property follows, that is if M is non-atomic then E is k-rotund if and only if E(M, τ ) is k-rotund. As a consequence of the noncommutive results we obtain that f is a k-extreme point of the unit ball of the strongly symmetric function space E if and only if its decreasing rearrangement µ(f ) is k-extreme and |f | ≥ µ(∞, f ). We conclude with the corollary on orbits Ω(g) and Ω ′ (g). We get that f is a k-extreme point of the orbit Ω(g), g ∈ L 1 + L∞, or Ω ′ (g), g ∈ L 1 [0, α), α < ∞, if and only if µ(f ) = µ(g) and |f | ≥ µ(∞, f ). From this we obtain a characterization of k-extreme points in Marcinkiewicz spaces.