Weakly almost periodic functions invariant means and fixed point properties in locally convex topological vector spaces (Q2090621)

Let WAP\((S)\) denote the Banach algebra of weakly almost periodic functions on a given semitopological semigroup \(S\). During an International Conference on Fixed Point Theory which took place in Halifax in 1975, Anthony To-Ming Lau raised the question whether or not the left amenability property of WAP\((S)\) is equivalent to the existence of a common fixed point of any separately weakly continuous and weakly quasi-equicontinuous nonexpansive action of \(S\) on a weakly compact convex subset of a separated locally convex space. This remained an open problem for almost 50 years. In the present paper the author gives an affirmative answer.