Spectral synthesis in Fourier algebras of ultrapherical hypergroups (Q485228)

In this paper, the authors study spectral synthesis properties for the Fourier algebras \(A(H)\) of ultraspherical hypergroups \(H\). This class of hypergroups includes the double coset hypergroups and has the property that the Fourier algebra is a Banach algebra. Results and examples that highlight similarities or differences with the case for locally compact groups are discussed. When possible, the authors make use of existing results for the locally compact group from which the hypergroup is deduced. Some of their main results include the following. If the underlying group is amenable and \(K\) is a subhypergroup of \(H,\) then there is a bounded approximate identity in the ideal \(I(K)\). For double coset hypergroups \(G//K\) with \(G\) nilpotent, (weak) spectral synthesis holds for \(A(G//K)\) if and only if \(K\) is open in \(G\). The direct product of two ultraspherical hypergroups is ultraspherical. If \(H_{1}\) is a discrete Pontryagin hypergroup, then (weak) spectral synthesis holds for \(A(H_{1}\times H_{2})\) if and only if it holds for \(A(H_{2})\).