I want to show that $L^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$ is not reflexive. So we look at a sequence of functions $(\delta_k)\in L^1$ with $\delta_k:\mathbb{R}^n\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ and
$1)\ \delta_k\geq 0 \ \forall k\in\mathbb{N}$,
$2)\ \int_{\mathbb{R}^n}\delta_k=1 \ \forall k\in\mathbb{N}$
$3)\ \int_{\mathbb{R}^n\backslash (B_{\frac{1}{m}}(0))}\delta_k\xrightarrow{k\rightarrow\infty}0 \ \forall m\in \mathbb{N}$
This is a Dirac-sequence. Now I want to show that there is such a sequence in $L^1$ and that there is no weakly convergent subsequence. With that I have to conclude that $L^1$ is not reflexive.
I already showed the existence of the dirac-sequence. But I don't know why there is no subsequence. Can someone also eplain why we can conclude that $L^1$ is not reflexive?
Hint Assume by contradiction that this sequence has a convergent subsequence $\delta_{k_n} \to f$.
Now, for each $a >0$, $L_a(g) = \int_{\mathbb{R}^n\backslash (B_{a}(0))} g(t) dt$ is a linear functional on $L^1(\mathbb R^n)$ and $\delta_{k_n} \to f$ weakly, hence
$$L_a(\delta_{k_n}) \to L_a(f) $$
Also, $T(g)= \int_{\mathbb{R}^n} g(t) dt$ is a linear functional on $L^1(\mathbb R^n)$ and hence $$T(\delta_{k_n}) \to T(f) $$
It is easy to show that the value you get for $L_a(f) \forall a>0$ and $T(f)$ are not consistent, i.e. contradiction.