BobSun Messages 4 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Dec 4, 2008 #1 Homework Statement Consider the Banach Space [tex]l^{1}[/tex]. Let S={[tex]x \in l^{1}|\left\|x\right\|<1[/tex]}. Is S a compact subset of [tex]l^{1}[/tex]? prove or Disprove.
Homework Statement Consider the Banach Space [tex]l^{1}[/tex]. Let S={[tex]x \in l^{1}|\left\|x\right\|<1[/tex]}. Is S a compact subset of [tex]l^{1}[/tex]? prove or Disprove.
morphism Science Advisor Homework Helper Messages 2,014 Reaction score 4 Dec 5, 2008 #2 S isn't even closed. A more interesting problem is whether the closure of S is compact, and I suspect this is what you're supposed to work on.
S isn't even closed. A more interesting problem is whether the closure of S is compact, and I suspect this is what you're supposed to work on.