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On Amenability of Group Algebras, I

Group Theory 2009-11-27 v2 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

We study amenability of affine algebras (based on the notion of almost-invariant finite-dimensional subspace), and apply it to algebras associated with finitely generated groups. We show that a group G is amenable if and only if its group ring KG is amenable for some (and therefore for any) field K.

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@article{arxiv.math/0608302,
  title  = {On Amenability of Group Algebras, I},
  author = {Laurent Bartholdi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0608302},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

9 pages, no figure; proof extended from v1, including amenability of modules