Under a suitable renorming every nonreflexive Banach space has a finite subset without a Steiner point

Author V. Kadets
vova1kadets@yahoo.com
Kharkiv National University

Abstract We present a refinement of the recent Borodin's example of a finite set without a Steiner point. Namely, we show that under a suitable renorming such an example exists in every nonreflexive Banach space.
Keywords Steiner point of a finite set; Banach space; equivalent norm
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Pages 197-200
Volume 36
Issue 2
Year 2011
Journal Matematychni Studii
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