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We show that for every weakly compact subset $K$ of $C[0,1]$ with finite Cantor-Bendixson rank, there is a reflexive Banach lattice $E$ and an operator $T:E\rightarrow C[0,1]$ such that $K\subseteq T(B_E)$. On the other hand, we exhibit an…

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The main aim of the paper is to study some quantitative aspects of the stability of the weak$^*$ fixed point property for nonexpansive maps in $\ell_1$ (shortly, $w^*$-fpp). We focus on two complementary approaches to this topic. First,…

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