Let \(X\) be a Banach space. Show that if \(A \subset X\) is totally bounded, then
there is a sequence \(\left\\{x_{n}\right\\} \in X\) such that \(x_{n}
\rightarrow 0\) in \(X\) and \(A \subset\) sconv \(\left\\{x_{n}\right\\}\) (see
Exercise \(1.7)\)
In particular, for every compact subset \(A\) of \(X\) there exists a sequence
\(\left\\{x_{n}\right\\}\) such that \(x_{n} \rightarrow 0\) and \(A \subset
\overline{\operatorname{conv} v}\left\\{x_{n}\right\\}\) (Grothendieck).
Hint: We set \(A_{1}=A\), let \(B_{1}\) be a finite \(2^{-2}\) -net in \(A_{1}\). If
\(A_{i}\) and \(B_{i}\) were defined for \(i \leq n\), let
\(A_{n+1}=\left(A_{n}-B_{n}\right) \cap 2^{-2 n} B_{X} ;\) note that every
\(a_{n} \in A_{n}\) is of the form \(a_{n}=a_{n+1}+b_{n}\), where \(a_{n+1} \in
A_{n+1}, b_{n} \in B_{n}\). Let \(B_{n+1}\) be a finite \(2^{-2 n}\) -net in
\(A_{n+1}\). Therefore, every element \(a \in A=A_{1}\) is of the form
\(a=b_{1}+a_{2}=b_{1}+b_{2}+a_{3}=\ldots=\sum_{1}^{n} b_{n}+a_{n+1} .\) Since
\(a_{n+1} \in 2^{-2 n} B_{X_{1}}\)