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Riesz representation theorems for vector lattices and Banach lattices of regular operators

Functional Analysis 2026-04-13 v2

Abstract

For a non-empty locally compact Hausdorff space XX and a Dedekind complete normal vector lattice EE, we show that the vector lattice of norm to order bounded operators from Cc(X){\text C}_{\text c}(X) or C0(X){\text C}_0(X) into EE is isomorphic to the vector lattice of EE-valued regular Borel measures on XX. When EE is an order continuous Banach lattice, the isomorphism is an isometric isomorphism between Banach lattices. When XX is compact, every regular operator from C(X)\mathrm{C}(X) into EE is norm to order bounded. For some spaces EE, such as KB-spaces or the regular operators on a KB-space, every regular operator from C0(X){\mathrm C}_0(X) into EE is norm to order bounded. Additional results are obtained for the whole space of regular operators from Cc(X){\text C}_{\text c}(X) into an order continuous Banach lattice. As a preparation, vector lattices and Banach lattices, resp. cones, of measures with values in a Dedekind complete vector lattice EE, resp. in the extended positive cone of EE, are investigated, as well as vector and Banach lattices of norm to order bounded operators. When EE is the real numbers, our results specialise to the well-known Riesz representation theorems for the order and norm duals of Cc(X){\text C}_{\text c}(X) and C0(X){\text C}_0(X).

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@article{arxiv.2508.12568,
  title  = {Riesz representation theorems for vector lattices and Banach lattices of regular operators},
  author = {Marcel de Jeu and Xingni Jiang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.12568},
  year   = {2026}
}