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The multiplicative property characterizes $\ell_p$ and $L_p$ norms

Functional Analysis 2012-11-08 v1

Abstract

We show that p\ell_p norms are characterized as the unique norms which are both invariant under coordinate permutation and multiplicative with respect to tensor products. Similarly, the LpL_p norms are the unique rearrangement-invariant norms on a probability space such that XY=XY\|X Y\|=\|X\|\cdot\|Y\| for every pair X,YX,Y of independent random variables. Our proof relies on Cram\'er's large deviation theorem.

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@article{arxiv.1102.2618,
  title  = {The multiplicative property characterizes $\ell_p$ and $L_p$ norms},
  author = {Guillaume Aubrun and Ion Nechita},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.2618},
  year   = {2012}
}

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8 pages, 1 figure