New criteria for equivalence of locally compact abelian groups (Q2903543)

Let \(G_1,G_2\) be two commutative abelian groups. Let \(M_1(G_1),M_2(G_2)\) be the corresponding measure algebras. It is well known that if the measure algebras are isometrically isomorphic then the groups are topologically homeomorphic. In this interesting paper, the author shows that if the group of invertible elements in these group algebras have isometric open subgroups, then the groups \(G_1,G_2\) are topologically isomorphic. This is achieved by first appealing to an earlier result of the author [Stud. Math. 194, No. 3, 293--304 (2009; Zbl 1190.46014)] to get a real linear isometric extension to the group algebras and then showing that such a map is either a complex algebra isomorphism or a conjugate algebra isomorphism.