An extension result for $(LB)$-spaces and the surjectivity of tensorized mappings

TL;DR

This paper investigates extension properties of continuous linear maps in $(LB)$-spaces, providing conditions for surjectivity of tensorized maps and applications to vector-valued problems, extending prior results by Vogt.

Contribution

It characterizes pairs of spaces where linear maps can be extended in $(LB)$-spaces and applies this to surjectivity of tensorized maps, advancing the theory of $(LB)$-spaces.

Findings

Characterized pairs $(E,Z)$ for extension of linear maps in $(LB)$-spaces.

Provided conditions for surjectivity of tensorized maps between Fréchet-Schwartz spaces.

Extended results of Vogt on $(LB)$-spaces and tensor products.

Abstract

We study an extension problem for continuous linear maps in the setting of $(LB)$-spaces. More precisely, we characterize the pairs $(E,Z)$, where $E$ is a locally complete space with a fundamental sequence of bounded sets and $Z$ is an $(LB)$-space, such that for every exact sequence of $(LB)$-spaces $$ 0 \rightarrow X \xrightarrow{\iota} Y \rightarrow Z \rightarrow 0$$ the map $$ L(Y,E) \to L(X, E), ~ T \mapsto T \circ \iota $$ is surjective, meaning that each continuous linear map $X \to E$ can be extended to a continuous linear map $Y \to E$ via $\iota$, under some mild conditions on $E$ or $Z$ (e.g. one of them is nuclear). We use our extension result to obtain sufficient conditions for the surjectivity of tensorized maps between Fr\'{e}chet-Schwartz spaces. As an application of the latter, we study vector-valued Eidelheit type problems. Our work is inspired by and extends results of Vogt [24].