Rigidity of AMN vector spaces

Abstract

A metric vector space is asymptotically metrically normable (AMN) if there exists a norm asymptotically isometric to the distance. We prove that AMN vector spaces are rigid in the class of metric vector spaces under asymptotically isometric perturbations. This result follows from a general metric normability criterium. If the distance is translation invariant and satisfies an approximate multiplicative condition then there exists a lipschitz equivalent norm. Furthermore, we give necessary and sufficient conditions for the distance to be asymptotically isometric to the norm.