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Semi-group compactifications of Algebraic Groups

Group Theory 2024-04-16 v1

Abstract

We show that for algebraic groups over local fields of characteristic zero, the following are equivalent: Every homomorphism has a closed image, every unitary representation decomposes into a direct sum of finite-dimensional and mixing representations, and that the matrix coefficients are dense within the algebra of weakly almost periodic functions over the group. In our proof, we employ methods from semi-group theory. We establish that algebraic groups are \emph{compactification-centric}, meaning sG=GssG = Gs for any element ss in the weakly almost periodic compactification of the group GG.

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@article{arxiv.2404.09878,
  title  = {Semi-group compactifications of Algebraic Groups},
  author = {Elyasheev Leibtag},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.09878},
  year   = {2024}
}
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