Biduals of tensor products in operator spaces

Abstract

We study whether the operator space V ∗∗ α ⊗ W∗∗ can be identified with a subspace of the bidual space (V α ⊗ W) ∗∗, for a given operator space tensor norm. We prove that this can be done if α is finitely generated and V and W are locally reflexive. If in addition the dual spaces are locally reflexive and the bidual spaces have the completely bounded approximation property, then the identification is through a complete isomorphism. When α is the projective, Haagerup or injective norm, the hypotheses can be weakened.