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We discuss some open problems in the Geometry of Banach spaces having Ramsey-theoretic flavor. The problems are exposed together with well known results related to them.
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Presentamos ciertos problemas en la geometría de los espacios de Banach que tienen conexiones con la teoría de Ramsey. Los problemas son expuestos juntamente con resultados bien conocidos relacionados con ellos.
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Dodos, P., Lopez-Abad, J. & Todorcevic, S. Banach spaces and Ramsey Theory: some open problems. RACSAM 104, 435–450 (2010). https://doi.org/10.5052/RACSAM.2010.27
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