Analysis · Oct 6, 2026

Reflexive midpoint convexity and diamond distortion

Constructs a real reflexive Banach space with an asymptotically midpoint uniformly convex norm but no equivalent asymptotically uniformly convex norm, extending Baudier's separation to reflexive spaces. In the same space, depth-k countably branching diamonds require distortion at least 1+k/12\sqrt{1+k/12}, so midpoint uniform convexity does not force uniformly bounded diamond distortion even under reflexivity.

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