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In this note, the exact value of the James constant for the l 3 − l 1 space is obtained, J(l 3 − l 1) = 1.5573 ···. This result improves the known inequality, \(J\left( {{l_3} - {l_1}} \right) \leqslant \frac{4}{{\sqrt[3]{{10}}}}\), which was given by Dhompongsa, Piraisangjun and Saejung.
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Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11271112, 11201127) and IRTSTHN (Grant No. 14IRTSTHN023)
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Yang, C.S., Li, H.Y. The James constant for the l 3 − l 1 space. Acta. Math. Sin.-English Ser. 32, 1075–1079 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10114-016-5423-5
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