The criteria for non-containment of $l^1$ for the classes of Banach and Fréchet spaces are extended to the class of locally complete locally convex spaces the bounded sets of which are metrizable.
References
K.D. Bierstedt and J. Bonet, Stefan Heinrich's density condition for Fréchet spaces and the characterization of the distinguished Köthe echelon spaces, Math. Nachr. 135 (1985), 149–180 MR944226 10.1002/mana.19881350115 K.D. Bierstedt and J. Bonet, Stefan Heinrich's density condition for Fréchet spaces and the characterization of the distinguished Köthe echelon spaces, Math. Nachr. 135 (1985), 149–180 MR944226 10.1002/mana.19881350115
K.D. Bierstedt and J. Bonet, Dual density conditions in (DF)-spaces I, Results Math. 14 (1988), 242–274 MR964043 10.1007/BF03323229 K.D. Bierstedt and J. Bonet, Dual density conditions in (DF)-spaces I, Results Math. 14 (1988), 242–274 MR964043 10.1007/BF03323229
J. Bonet and M. Lindström, Convergent sequences in Fréchet spaces. In: Functional Analysis (Essen, 1991; K.D. Bierstedt, A. Pietsch, W.M. Ruess and D. Vogt, Eds.), 391-404; Lecture Notes Pure Appl. Math. 150, Dekker, New York, 1994 MR1241690 J. Bonet and M. Lindström, Convergent sequences in Fréchet spaces. In: Functional Analysis (Essen, 1991; K.D. Bierstedt, A. Pietsch, W.M. Ruess and D. Vogt, Eds.), 391-404; Lecture Notes Pure Appl. Math. 150, Dekker, New York, 1994 MR1241690
C. Bosch, T. Gilsdorf, C. Gomez and R. Vera, Local completeness of $l_p(E), \, 1\leq p < \infty$, IJMMS 31(11) (2002), 651–657 MR1928907 10.1155/S0161171202109033 C. Bosch, T. Gilsdorf, C. Gomez and R. Vera, Local completeness of $l_p(E), \, 1\leq p < \infty$, IJMMS 31(11) (2002), 651–657 MR1928907 10.1155/S0161171202109033
A. Defant and K. Floret, The precompactness-lemma for sets of operators; in: Funct. Analysis, Holomorphy and Approximation Theory II (G. Zapata, Ed.), North-Holland Math. Studies 86 (1984), 39–55 MR771321 A. Defant and K. Floret, The precompactness-lemma for sets of operators; in: Funct. Analysis, Holomorphy and Approximation Theory II (G. Zapata, Ed.), North-Holland Math. Studies 86 (1984), 39–55 MR771321
J.C. Diaz, Montel subspaces in the countable projective limits of $L_p(\mu)$-spaces, Canad. Math. Bull. 32 (1989), 169–176 MR1006742 10.4153/CMB-1989-025-4 J.C. Diaz, Montel subspaces in the countable projective limits of $L_p(\mu)$-spaces, Canad. Math. Bull. 32 (1989), 169–176 MR1006742 10.4153/CMB-1989-025-4
P. Domanski and L. Drewnowski, Fréchet spaces of continuous vector-valued functions: Complementability in dual Fréchet spaces and injectivity, Studia Math. 102 (1992), 257–267 MR1170555 P. Domanski and L. Drewnowski, Fréchet spaces of continuous vector-valued functions: Complementability in dual Fréchet spaces and injectivity, Studia Math. 102 (1992), 257–267 MR1170555
L. Drewnowski, The metrizable linear extensions of metrizable sets in topological linear spaces, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 51(2) (1975), 323–329 MR380336 10.1090/S0002-9939-1975-0380336-9 L. Drewnowski, The metrizable linear extensions of metrizable sets in topological linear spaces, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 51(2) (1975), 323–329 MR380336 10.1090/S0002-9939-1975-0380336-9
S. Heinrich, Ultrapowers of locally convex spaces and applications I, Math. Nachr. 118 (1984), 285–315 MR773627 10.1002/mana.19841180121 S. Heinrich, Ultrapowers of locally convex spaces and applications I, Math. Nachr. 118 (1984), 285–315 MR773627 10.1002/mana.19841180121
D.G. Larman and C.A. Rogers, The normability of metrizable sets, Bull. London Math. Soc. 5 (1973), 39–48 MR320681 10.1112/blms/5.1.39 D.G. Larman and C.A. Rogers, The normability of metrizable sets, Bull. London Math. Soc. 5 (1973), 39–48 MR320681 10.1112/blms/5.1.39
F. Mayoral, Compact sets of compact operators in absence of $l^1$, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 129 (2000), 79–82 MR1784015 10.1090/S0002-9939-00-06007-X F. Mayoral, Compact sets of compact operators in absence of $l^1$, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 129 (2000), 79–82 MR1784015 10.1090/S0002-9939-00-06007-X
H.P. Rosenthal, A characterization of Banach spaces containing $l^1$, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 71 (1974), 2411–2413 MR358307 10.1073/pnas.71.6.2411 H.P. Rosenthal, A characterization of Banach spaces containing $l^1$, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 71 (1974), 2411–2413 MR358307 10.1073/pnas.71.6.2411
W.M. Ruess, A Grothendieck representation for the completion of cones of continuous seminorms, Math. Ann. 208 (1974), 71–90 MR361702 10.1007/BF01432521 W.M. Ruess, A Grothendieck representation for the completion of cones of continuous seminorms, Math. Ann. 208 (1974), 71–90 MR361702 10.1007/BF01432521
W.M. Ruess, An operator space characterization of Fréchet spaces not containing $l^1$, Funct. Approx. Comment. Math. 44(2) (2011), 259–264 MR2841183 10.7169/facm/1308749128 euclid.facm/1308749128
W.M. Ruess, An operator space characterization of Fréchet spaces not containing $l^1$, Funct. Approx. Comment. Math. 44(2) (2011), 259–264 MR2841183 10.7169/facm/1308749128 euclid.facm/1308749128