We study two notions of approximate Birkhoff-James orthogonality in a normed space, from a geometric point of view, and characterize them in terms of normal cones. We further explore the interconnection between normal cones and approximate Birkhoff-James orthogonality to obtain a complete characterization of normal cones in a two-dimensional smooth Banach space. We also obtain a uniqueness theorem for approximate Birkhoff-James orthogonality set in a normed space.

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Debmalya Sain

Dept. of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560012, Karnataka – India

saindebmalya@gmail.com

Kallol Paul

Dept. of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal – India

kalloldada@gmail.com

Arpita Mal

Dept. of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, West Bengal – India

arpitamalju@gmail.com
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D. Sain, K. Paul, A. Mal. “On Approximate Birkhoff-James Orthogonality and Normal Cones in a Normed Space.” Journal of Convex Analysis 26 (2019), No. 1, 341–351. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca26019