J Austral Math Soc Ser A 59 pp343--352, 1995.
(Received 25 April 1993; revised 8 October 1993)
Let E(0, ¥) be a separable symmetric function space, let M be a semifinite von Neumann algebra with normal faithful semifinite trace m, and let E(M, m) be the symmetric operator space with E(0, ¥). If E(0, ¥) has the uniform Kadec-Klee property with respect to convergence in measure then E(M, m) also has this property. In particular, if LF (0, ¥)(L f (0, ¥)) is a separable Orlicz (Lorentz) space then LF (M, m)(L f (M, m)) has the uniform Kadec-Klee property with respect to convergence in measure. It is established also that E(0, ¥) has the uniform Kadec-Klee property with respect to convergence in measure on sets of finite measure if and only if the norm of E(0, ¥) satisfies G. Birkhoff's condition of uniform monotonicity.
1991 AMS Subject Classification: primary 46B20; secondary 46E30, 46L50
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