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Some results on the Dunkl-Williams constant

Functional Analysis 2026-04-08 v2

Abstract

This paper presents a compilation of various formulas for calculating the Dunkl-Williams constant DW(X)DW(X) of a real normed linear space. The constant DWB(X)DW_B(X) related to Birkhoff orthogonality is also considered. The value of DW(X)DW(X) is calculated for several two-dimensional spaces. In particular, it is shown that the Dunk-Williams constant for 21\ell_2-\ell_1 is equal to 222\sqrt{2}, and that it is equal to 8(23)8(2-\sqrt3) for the two dimensional normed linear space whose unit sphere is a dodecahedron.

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@article{arxiv.2604.02918,
  title  = {Some results on the Dunkl-Williams constant},
  author = {Javier Alonso and Pedro Martín},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.02918},
  year   = {2026}
}

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27 pages

R2 v1 2026-07-01T11:52:39.674Z