Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2018
Let $A={{({{a}_{j,k}})}_{j,k\ge 1}}$ be a non-negative matrix. In this paper, we characterize those
$A$ for which
${{\left\| A \right\|}_{E,F}}$ are determined by their actions on decreasing sequences, where
$E$ and
$F$ are suitable normed Riesz spaces of sequences. In particular, our results can apply to the following spaces:
${{\ell }_{p}}$,
$d(w,p)$, and
${{\ell }_{p}}(w)$. The results established here generalize ones given by Bennett; Chen, Luor, and Ou; Jameson; and Jameson and Lashkaripour.