Linearization of multipolynomials and applications

We prove that every multipolynomial between Banach spaces is the composition of a canonical multipolynomial with a linear operator, and that this correspondence establishes an isometric isomorphism between the spaces of multipolynomials and linear operators. Applications to composition ideals of multipolynomials and to multipolynomials that are of finite rank, approximable, compact, and weakly compact are provided.