The Bishop-Phelps-Bollob\'as property for the numerical radius: a Zizler-type approach

Abstract

We investigate the Bishop-Phelps-Bollob\'as property for the numerical radius (BPBp-nu) through a Zizler-type perspective on the classical Bishop-Phelps-Bollob\'as property (BPBp). This approach allows us to establish two new results: the real Banach space $\ell_\infty$ satisfies the BPBp-nu, while the complex space $\ell_1 \oplus_\infty c_0$ does not. Note that the latter provides the first natural example (constructed without renorming techniques) of a Banach space where the numerical radius attaining operators are dense but the BPBp-nu fails. Along the way, we strengthen the main results of the paper [Kim et al, On the Bishop-Phelps-Bollob\'as theorem for operators and numerical radius, Studia Math., 2016] concerning the interplay between the BPBp for the pair $(X,Y)$ and the BPBp-nu for a direct sum $X\oplus Y$ of Banach spaces. We further explore the validity of the Zizler-type BPBp across different pairs of Banach spaces, and how this property relates to the classical BPBp and the BPBp-nu. Finally, we specialize our analysis to the framework of compact operators.