The super Alternative Daugavet property, unconditional bases and SCD geometry

Daniel L. Rodr\'iguez-Vidanes; Geivison Ribeiro

No infinite-dimensional Banach space with a 1-unconditional basis can have the super Alternative Daugavet property; for every k>1 some k-unconditional unit ball fails to be SCD.

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load-bearing objection Clean resolutions of three named open questions on 1- vs k-unconditional bases, super ADP, and SCD; abstract-only so proofs unchecked, but the claims look like honest subfield progress.

arxiv 2607.12880 v1 pith:WRBKI2OV submitted 2026-07-14 math.FA

The super Alternative Daugavet property, unconditional bases and SCD geometry

Geivison Ribeiro , Daniel L. Rodr\'iguez-Vidanes This is my paper

classification math.FA MSC 46B1546B2046B04

keywords super Alternative Daugavet propertyunconditional basesslicely countably determinedweak π-baseshrinking basisboundedly complete basisBanach space geometry

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The paper settles three open questions about geometric properties of Banach spaces that carry unconditional bases. It shows that the super Alternative Daugavet property is incompatible with the existence of a 1-unconditional basis in infinite dimension, answering a question of Langemets–Lõo–Martín–Perreau–Rueda Zoca in the negative. Separately it proves that every bounded convex set in a space with a shrinking or boundedly complete Schauder basis admits a countable weak π-base, giving a partial positive answer to a question of Lõo–Perreau about weak topology. Finally, it constructs, for every constant k greater than 1, a Banach space with a k-unconditional basis whose closed unit ball is not slicely countably determined, answering another Lõo–Perreau question in the affirmative. The results separate the 1-unconditional case from the merely unconditional case and show that mild basis constants already permit the failure of SCD geometry.

Core claim

There do not exist infinite-dimensional Banach spaces with a 1-unconditional basis that satisfy the super Alternative Daugavet property; and for every k>1 there exists a Banach space with a k-unconditional basis whose unit ball fails to be slicely countably determined. In addition, every bounded convex set in a space with a shrinking or boundedly complete Schauder basis has a countable weak π-base.

What carries the argument

The interplay between 1-unconditional versus k-unconditional basis constants, the shrinking and boundedly complete properties of Schauder bases, and the definitions of the super Alternative Daugavet property and slicely countable determination (SCD) of the unit ball.

Load-bearing premise

The non-existence and construction arguments rest on the standard equivalences between 1-unconditional bases, shrinking or boundedly complete bases, and the literature definitions of super ADP and SCD; a mismatch with those background characterizations would collapse the answers.

What would settle it

Either exhibit an infinite-dimensional Banach space with a 1-unconditional basis that satisfies the super Alternative Daugavet property, or show that every space with a k-unconditional basis (k>1) has an SCD unit ball.

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Editorial analysis

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Desk Editor's Note

Clean resolutions of three named open questions on 1- vs k-unconditional bases, super ADP, and SCD; abstract-only so proofs unchecked, but the claims look like honest subfield progress.

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The punchline is that this paper settles three concrete open questions from the recent literature on Banach-space geometry: no infinite-dimensional space with a 1-unconditional basis has the super Alternative Daugavet property (negative answer to Langemets–Lõo–Martín–Perreau–Rueda Zoca 6.4); for every k>1 there is a space with a k-unconditional basis whose unit ball fails to be slicely countably determined (positive answer to Lõo–Perreau 5.4); and every bounded convex set in a space with a shrinking or boundedly complete Schauder basis admits a countable weak π-base (partial positive to their 5.1).

What is new is exactly those three theorem-level answers. They draw a sharp line between the 1-unconditional case and the k>1 case for these Daugavet-type and SCD phenomena, which is useful organization inside the program. The work is pure existence/non-existence mathematics with no free parameters or circular fitting, so the circularity burden is essentially zero. Credit where due: naming the questions and answering them directly is the right way to advance this literature.

The soft spot is obvious and proportionate: we only have the abstract. The constructions and non-existence arguments are not inspectable, so any mismatch with the standard characterizations of super ADP, SCD, or unconditional constants would undercut the claims, but that risk is generic to abstract-only pure-math preprints and does not point to a concrete flaw. The partial nature of the π-base result is minor and already flagged by the authors.

This is for specialists who already work on unconditional bases, the Daugavet property, and SCD geometry. A serious referee in that circle will get value from checking the proofs and the sharpness of the 1-versus-k distinction. It deserves a full peer-review pass rather than a desk reject; the questions are real and the announced answers are the right kind of progress. I would send it out.

Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript answers three named questions in Banach-space geometry. It asserts that no infinite-dimensional Banach space with a 1-unconditional basis satisfies the super Alternative Daugavet property (negative answer to Question 6.4 of Langemets–Lõo–Martín–Perreau–Rueda Zoca). It further claims that every bounded convex subset of a Banach space with a shrinking or boundedly complete Schauder basis admits a countable weak π-base (partial positive answer to Question 5.1 of Lõo–Perreau). Finally, it asserts that for every k>1 there exists a Banach space with a k-unconditional basis whose unit ball is not slicely countably determined (positive answer to Question 5.4 of Lõo–Perreau).

Significance. If the arguments hold, the paper settles several concrete open problems linking unconditional bases, Daugavet-type properties, and SCD geometry. The claimed dichotomy—non-existence of super ADP for 1-unconditional bases versus existence of non-SCD unit balls for every k-unconditional constant k>1—is sharp and of clear interest to specialists. The partial structural result on countable weak π-bases for shrinking or boundedly complete bases is a useful contribution to the weak topology of such spaces. The work is pure existence/non-existence mathematics answering external questions; there are no free parameters or data-fitting issues.

minor comments (2)

The abstract is clear and correctly identifies the three questions answered, but without section numbering or theorem labels visible in the available material it is impossible to check cross-references, notation consistency, or the precise formulations of super ADP, SCD, and unconditional constants used in the body.
When the full text is supplied, the authors should ensure that the background characterizations of 1-unconditional versus k-unconditional bases, shrinking/boundedly complete bases, super ADP, and SCD are stated explicitly and match the cited literature, so that the three answers can be checked against the standard definitions.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: pure existence/non-existence answers to external open questions, abstract-only.

full rationale

The paper is pure functional-analysis existence/non-existence mathematics answering external open questions (negative answer to Question 6.4 of Langemets–Lõo–Martín–Perreau–Rueda Zoca; partial positive to Question 5.1 and positive to Question 5.4 of Lõo–Perreau). There is no fitting of free parameters to data, no self-referential prediction that reduces to a fitted constant, and no indication that the conclusions are forced by a normalization chosen by the authors. The only residual dependence is ordinary reliance on standard background definitions (super ADP, SCD, unconditional basis constants, shrinking/boundedly complete Schauder bases) from the cited literature; that is not circularity under the stated criteria. With only the abstract available, no internal derivation chain can be inspected for self-definitional reductions, uniqueness theorems imported from the same authors, or ansatz smuggling. Honest non-finding: score 0, empty steps.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 3 axioms · 0 invented entities

Abstract-only pure mathematics. No free parameters are fitted. Background axioms are the standard definitions and known characterizations of unconditional bases, Schauder bases (shrinking/boundedly complete), super Alternative Daugavet property, SCD sets, and weak π-bases from the cited literature. No new physical or geometric entities are invented; the work constructs or rules out Banach spaces within classical FA.

axioms (3)

domain assumption Standard definitions of 1-unconditional and k-unconditional Schauder bases, shrinking and boundedly complete bases.
Invoked throughout the abstract as the setting for all three results; taken from classical Banach space theory.
domain assumption Definition of the super Alternative Daugavet property as used by Langemets–Lõo–Martín–Perreau–Rueda Zoca.
Question 6.4 is answered relative to that fixed definition; the non-existence claim depends on it.
domain assumption Definition of slicely countably determined (SCD) sets and weak π-bases as used by Lõo–Perreau.
Questions 5.1 and 5.4 are answered relative to those notions; constructions and positive/partial answers depend on them.

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We answer negatively Question 6.4 posed by Langemets, L\~oo, Mart\'in, Perreau and Rueda Zoca concerning the existence of infinite-dimensional Banach spaces with a 1-unconditional basis satisfying the super Alternative Daugavet property. We also address two recent questions posed by L\~oo and Perreau concerning weak topological structures and slicely countably determined phenomena in Banach spaces with unconditional bases. More precisely, we prove that every bounded convex subset of a Banach space with a Schauder basis that is shrinking or boundedly complete admits a countable weak $\pi$-base, yielding a partial positive answer to Question 5.1. Finally, we prove that, for every $k>1$, there exists a Banach space with a $k$-unconditional basis whose unit ball is not slicely countably determined, thereby giving a positive answer to Question 5.4.

The super Alternative Daugavet property, unconditional bases and SCD geometry

Core claim

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