1.II.22G

Linear Analysis | Part II, 2007

Let XX be a normed vector space over R\mathbb{R}. Define the dual space XX^{*} and show directly that XX^{*} is a Banach space. Show that the map ϕ:XX\phi: X \rightarrow X^{* *} defined by ϕ(x)v=v(x)\phi(x) v=v(x), for all xX,vXx \in X, v \in X^{*}, is a linear map. Using the Hahn-Banach theorem, show that ϕ\phi is injective and ϕ(x)=x|\phi(x)|=|x|.

Give an example of a Banach space XX for which ϕ\phi is not surjective. Justify your answer.

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