Abstract
We characterize by means of a vector norm inequality the space of operators that factorize through a p-summing operator from anLr-space to an Ls-space. As an application, we prove a domination result in the sense of Dodds-Fremlin for p-summing operators on Banach lattices with cotype 2, showing moreover that this cannot hold in general for spaces with higher cotype. We also present a new characterization of Banach lattices satisfying a lower 2-estimate in terms of the order properties of 2-summing operators. © by THETA, 2012.
