Amenability properties of the centres of group algebras

Let G be a locally compact group, and ZL¹(G) be the centre of its group algebra. We show that when G is compact ZL¹(G) is not amenable when G is either non-abelian and connected, or is a product of infinitely many finite non-abelian groups. We also, study, for some non-compact groups G, some conditions which imply amenability and hyper-Tauberian property, for ZL¹(G).     

Amenability of compact hypergroup algebras

We show that for a compact hypergroup K, the hypergroup algebra is amenable as a Banach algebra if the set of hyperdimensions of irreducible representations of K is bounded above. Conversely if is amenable, the set of ratios of the hyperdimension to the dimension of irreducible representations of K is bounded above. These are equivalent for compact commutative hypergroups.     

Automorphisms on a Lie group contracting modulo a compact subgroup and applications to semistable convolution semigroups

Let ( _t ) _t0 be a -semistable convolution semigroup of probability measures on a Lie groupG whose idempotent ₀ is the Haar measure on some compact subgroupK. Then all the measures ₁ are supported by theK-contraction groupC _K() of the topological automorphism ofG. We prove here the structure theoremC _K()=C()K, whereC() is the contraction group of . Then it turns out that it is sufficient to study semistable convolution semigroups on simply connected nilpotent Lie groups that have Lie algebras with a positive graduation.     

Amenability of algebras of approximable operators

We give a necessary and sufficient condition for amenability of the Banach algebra of approximable operators on a Banach space. We further investigate the relationship between amenability of this algebra and factorization of operators, strengthening known results and developing new techniques to determine whether or not a given Banach space carries an amenable algebra of approximable operators. Using these techniques, we are able to show, among other things, the non-amenability of the algebra of approximable operators on Tsirelson’s space.     

Amenability and uniqueness for groupoids associated with inverse semigroups

We investigate recent uniqueness theorems for reduced \(C^*\)-algebras of Hausdorff étale groupoids in the context of inverse semigroups. In many cases the distinguished subalgebra is closely related to the structure of the inverse semigroup. In order to apply our results to full \(C^*\)-algebras, we also investigate amenability. More specifically, we obtain conditions that guarantee amenability of the universal groupoid for certain classes of inverse semigroups. These conditions also imply the existence of a conditional expectation onto a canonical subalgebra.     

On semigroups in which every Rees one-sided congruence is a congruence

The purpose of this paper is to examine the structure of those semigroups which satisfy one or both of the following conditions: A_r(A_ℓ): The Rees right (left) congruence associated with any right (left) ideal is a congruence. The conditions A_r and A_ℓ are generalizations of commutativity for semigroups. This paper is a continuation of the work of Oehmke [5] and Jordan [4] on H-semigroups (H for hamiltonian, a semigroup is called an H-semigroup if every one-sided congruence is a two-sided congruence). In fact the results of section 2 of Oehmke [5] are proved here under the condition A_r and/or A_ℓ and not the stronger hamiltonian condition. Section 1 of this paper is essentially a summary of the known results of Oehmke. In section 2 we examine the structure of irreducible semigroups satisfying the condition A_r and/or A_ℓ. In particular we determine all regular (torsion) irreducible semigroups satisfying both the conditions A_r and A_ℓ. This research has been supported by Grant A7877 of the National Research Council of Canada.     

Amenability of semigroups and the Ore condition for semigroup rings

Semigroup Forum - It is known that if a cancellative monoid M is left amenable then the monoid ring K[M] satisfies the Ore condition, that is, there exist nontrivial common right multiples for the...     

Proof of a conjecture on a congruence modulo 243 for overpartitions

Periodica Mathematica Hungarica - Let $$\bar{p}(n)$$ denote the number of overpartitions of n. Recently, numerous congruences modulo powers of 2, 3 and 5 were established regarding $$\bar{p}(n)$$ ....     

Amenability of Banach algebras of compact operators

In this paper we study conditions on a Banach spaceX that ensure that the Banach algebraК(X) of compact operators is amenable. We give a symmetrized approximation property ofX which is proved to be such a condition. This property is satisfied by a wide range of Banach spaces including all the classical spaces. We then investigate which constructions of new Banach spaces from old ones preserve the property of carrying amenable algebras of compact operators. Roughly speaking, dual spaces, predual spaces and certain tensor products do inherit this property and direct sums do not. For direct sums this question is closely related to factorization of linear operators. In the final section we discuss some open questions, in particular, the converse problem of what properties ofX are implied by the amenability ofК(X). BEJ supported by MSRVP at Australian National University; GAW supported by SERC grant GR-F-74332.     

Cyclic cohomology of Banach algebras of quivers and their inverse semigroups

In this paper, we consider the path semigroup ?¹${?}^1$-algebra for a quiver and the inverse semigroup ?¹${?}^1$-algebra of a quiver, the latter of which can be used in the construction of Cuntz–Krieger algebras. The main objectives of the paper are to determine the simplicial and cyclic cohomology groups of these algebras. First, we determine the simplicial and cyclic cohomology of the path algebra of the quiver, showing the simplicial cohomology groups of dimension n   vanish for n>1$n>1$. We then determine the simplicial and cyclic cohomology of the inverse semigroup algebra. The work uses the Connes–Tzygan long exact sequence.     

Amenability and weak amenability of second conjugate Banach algebras

For a Banach algebra , amenability of necessitates amenability of , and similarly for weak amenability provided is a left ideal in . For a locally compact group, indeed more generally, is amenable if and only if is finite. If is weakly amenable, then is weakly amenable.

     

A distribution property of the solutions of a congruence modulo a large prime

A regularity in the distribution of the solutions of the congruence f(X₁ ,…, X_n)  0 (modp) is shown.     

Relation algebras and function semigroups

The concept of relation algebra unifies many familiar notions from algebra (especially those of systems having “natural” models as groups, Boolean algebras etc.). The fundamental theorem on relation algebras asserts the existence of simple conditions which characterize any given class of relation algebras. The idea of relation algebra is very useful for the study of function and transformation semigroups, which is the central part of the theory of semigroups. It provides a general outlook, permits one to formulate many natural problems, and ensures that these problems possess non-trivial solutions. A number of examples illustrate this point.     

Critical algebras and the Frattini congruence

In this note we show that if two critical algebras generate the same congruence-permutable variety, then the varieties generated by their proper sections also coincide.Presented by R. McKenzie.The research of the first author has been supported by the Hungarian National Foundation for Scientific Research (OTKA), grant number 1903.     

The foliation of semigroups by congruence classes

LetS be an open subsemigroup of a Lie groupG with . We shall show that for every congruence onS with closed congruence classes there exists an open neighborhoodU of1 inG and a foliation ofS U whose leaves locally coincide with both the congruence classes of and the cosets of a normal analytic subgroup ofG which is uniquely determined by .This author gratefully acknowledges the support he received from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation during the preparation of this paper.     

Two congruence lattices of completely simple semigroups

For a Rees matrix semigroupS with normalized sandwich matrix and C(S), the congruence lattice ofS, we consider the lattice generated by {itpT_l, pK, pT_r, pt_l, pk, pt_r}. HerepT ₁ andpt _l are the upper and lower ends of the interval which makes up the _i -class of , _i being the left trace relation onC(S). The remaining symbols have the analogous meaning relative to the kernel and the right trace relations. We also consider the lattice generated by {T _l, K, T_r, t_l, _k, t_r} where and are the equality and the universal relations onS, respectively. In both cases, we find lattices freest relative to these lattices and represent them as distributive lattices with generators and relations.With 3 Figures