To the memory of M. M.In this paper we study the problem of algebraic reflexivity of the isometry group of some important Banach spaces. Because of the previous work in similar topics, our main interest lies in the von Neumann -Schatten p-classes of compact operators. The ideas developed there can be used in £ p -spaces, Banach spaces of continuous functions and spin factors as well. Moreover, we attempt to attract the attention to this problem from general Banach spaces geometry view-point. This study, we believe, would provide nice geometrical results.
T e B(X), Tx G £x(Vx e X) => T e £ [T € B(X), Tx e £x(Vx e X) => T e £]holds true. This concept of reflexivity is very useful in the analysis of operator algebras (see [10] and the references therein). Most of the published work is about the reflexivity of derivation algebras and automorphism groups. For results on the algebraic reflexivity of derivation algebras see papers by Bresar, Kadison, Larson, Sourour and Semrl [3,4,8,11]. A theorem, due to Shul'man, on the topological reflexivity of a derivation algebra acting on a C*-algebra can be found in [17]. For results on algebraic reflexivity of the automorphism group see papers by Bresar and Semrl [4] and [5], In a recent article [13] of the first author it was proved that the automorphism group of