A strictly convex and smooth Banach space with the Daugavet property

Abstract

We construct equivalent norms on $L_1[0,1]$, arbitrarily close to the usual $L_1$-norm, which are weakly midpoint locally uniformly rotund and Gâteaux smooth, and whose dual norms have the Daugavet property. In particular, we obtain a strictly convex and smooth Banach space with the Daugavet property, thereby solving a longstanding open problem in the area.

20 pages