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Functoriality of group algebras acting on $L^p$-spaces

Functional Analysis 2014-08-27 v1 Operator Algebras

Abstract

We continue our study of group algebras acting on LpL^p-spaces, particularly of algebras of pp-pseudofunctions of locally compact groups. We focus on the functoriality properties of these objects. We show that pp-pseudofunctions are functorial with respect to homomorphisms that are either injective, or whose kernel is amenable and has finite index. We also show that the universal completion of the group algebra with respect to representations on LpL^p-spaces, is functorial with respect to quotient maps. As an application, we show that the algebras of pp- and qq-pseudofunctions on Z\mathbb{Z} are (abstractly) isometrically isomorphic as Banach algebras if and only if pp and qq are either equal or conjugate.

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@article{arxiv.1408.6137,
  title  = {Functoriality of group algebras acting on $L^p$-spaces},
  author = {Eusebio Gardella and Hannes Thiel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.6137},
  year   = {2014}
}

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12 pages