On the modulus of W∗-convexity

In this paper, we prove that the moduli of W∗-convexity, introduced by Ji Gao [J. Gao, The W∗-convexity and normal structure in Banach spaces, Appl. Math. Lett. 17 (2004) 1381–1386], of a Banach space X and of the ultrapower X of X itself coincide whenever X is super-reflexive. Moreover, we improve a sufficient condition for uniform normal structure of the space and its dual. This generalizes and strengthens the main results of [J. Gao, The W∗-convexity and normal structure in Banach spaces, Appl. Math. Lett. 17 (2004) 1381–1386]. © 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.