3.II.21F

Linear Analysis
Part II, 2005

Let XX be a normed vector space. Define the dual XX^{*} of XX. Define the normed vector spaces ls=ls(C)l^{s}=l^{s}(\mathbb{C}) for all 1s1 \leqslant s \leqslant \infty. [You are not required to prove that the norms you have given are indeed norms.]

Now let 1<p,q<1<p, q<\infty be such that p1+q1=1p^{-1}+q^{-1}=1. Show that (lq)\left(l^{q}\right)^{*} is isometrically isomorphic to lpl^{p} as a normed vector space. [You may assume any standard inequalities.]

Show by a similar argument that (l1)\left(l^{1}\right)^{*} is isomorphic to ll^{\infty}. Does your argument also show that (l)\left(l^{\infty}\right)^{*} is isomorphic to l1l^{1} ? If not, where does it fail?