Maximal homomorphic group image and convergence of convolution sequences on a semigroup (Q1426851)
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Maximal homomorphic group image and convergence of convolution sequences on a semigroup (English)
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15 March 2004
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Let \(\mu\) be a probability measure on a locally compact semigroup \(S\) which is generated by \(\text{supp\,} p\). Assume that \((\mu^n)_{n\geq 1}\) is tight which is, for instance, the case for compact semigroups. The authors investigate the convergence of \(\mu^n\) in terms of the convergence of its homomorphic image on a factor group of the compact subgroup of \(S\) that appears in the Rees-Suschewitsch decomposition of a closed minimal ideal in \(S\). The results are then applied to matrix semigroups.
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weak convergence
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convolution products of probability measures
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stochastic matrices
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semigroups
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random walks on semigroups
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convergence of convolution powers
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