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Convex analysis and non-trivial invariant subspaces

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We establish sufficient conditions for the existence of invariant subspaces for operators on real Banach spaces, and we investigate the behaviour of operators without such subspaces. All proofs are elementary.

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Godefroy, G. Convex analysis and non-trivial invariant subspaces. Positivity 24, 369–372 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11117-019-00682-4

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