The Quarterly Journal of Mathematics Advance Access published online on September 29, 2007
The Quarterly Journal of Mathematics, doi:10.1093/qmath/ham026
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On the Structure of Asymptotic
p Spaces



Department of Mathematics, University of Texas, 1 University Station, C1200 Austin, TX 78712, USA
Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 78712, USA
School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Corresponding author. E-mail: odell{at}math.utexas.edu
Received 9 March 2007;
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We prove that if X is a separable, reflexive space which is asymptotic
p for some 1
p
, then X embeds into a reflexive space Z having an asymptotic
p finite-dimensional decomposition (FDD). This result leads to an intrinsic characterization of subspaces of spaces with an asymptotic
p FDD. More general results of this type are also obtained. As a consequence, we prove the existence of universal spaces for certain classes of separable, reflexive and asymptotic
p spaces.
E-mail: schlump{at}math.tamu.edu
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