Projectivity of modules over Segal algebras

(C^*)-algebras and (W^*)-algebras in relation to group representations (22D25) Fourier and Fourier-Stieltjes transforms on nonabelian groups and on semigroups, etc. (43A30) Operator spaces and completely bounded maps (46L07) Noncommutative function spaces (46L52)

Abstract: In this paper we will study the projetivity of various natural modules associated to operator Segal algebras of the Fourier algebra of a locally compact group. In particular, we will focus on the question of identifying when such modules will be projective in the category of operator spaces. Projectivity often implies that the underlying group is discrete or even finite. We will also look at the projectivity for modules of

A_{c b} (G)

, the closure of

A (G)

in the space of its completely bounded mutipliers. Here we give an evidence to show that weak amenability of

G

plays an important role.

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The Fourier algebra \(A(G)\) of a locally compact group \(G\) is a commutative Banach algebra related to its corepresentation theory. It is isomorphic to the Banach algebra \(L^1(\hat{G})\) of the dual group if \(\hat{G}\) is Abelian.NEWLINENEWLINEIn a previous article [Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. (3) 102, No. 4, 697--730 (2011; Zbl 1229.43005)], the authors studied whether certain naturally defined operator modules over the Fourier algebra are projective or injective. This article continues these investigations, replacing the Fourier algebra by related operator algebras. Here, the term operator algebras means the modules are operator spaces, that is, they come with a system of norms on matrix spaces over them.NEWLINENEWLINEThe article considers, on the one hand, the algebra \(L^1(G)\cap A(G)\) and the Feichtinger algebra; both are dense ideals in \(A(G)\). On the other hand, it considers the closure \(A_{\mathrm{cb}}(G)\) of the Fourier algebra in the algebra of completely bounded multipliers of \(A(G)\).NEWLINENEWLINEThis article contains many negative results: certain naturally defined operator modules like the full and reduced group C*-algebras are never operator projective over \(L^1(G)\cap A(G)\) or the Feichtinger algebra, unless \(G\) is finite. Some of the modules over \(A_{\mathrm{cb}}(G)\) are operator projective if \(G\) is discrete and amenable or if \(G\) is discrete and weakly amenable with residually finite group C*-algebra.

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