Amenability and weak amenability of the Fourier algebra
Functional Analysis
2007-05-23 v6 Operator Algebras
Abstract
Let be a locally compact group. We show that its Fourier algebra is amenable if and only if has an abelian subgroup of finite index, and that its Fourier-Stieltjes algebra is amenable if and only if has a compact, abelian subgroup of finite index. We then show that is weakly amenable if the component of the identity of is abelian, and we prove some partial results towards the converse.
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@article{arxiv.math/0211284,
title = {Amenability and weak amenability of the Fourier algebra},
author = {Brian E. Forrest and Volker Runde},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0211284},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
16 pages; some, hopefully clarifying revisions