Algebras associated with invariant means on the subnormal subgroups of an amenable group

DOI10.1093/QMATH/HAAB039zbMATH Open1502.43001arXiv2008.09069OpenAlexW3204073871MaRDI QIDQ5083117FDOQ5083117

Jared T. White

Publication date: 21 June 2022

Published in: The Quarterly Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $G$ be an amenable group. We define and study an algebra $mathcal{A}_{sn}(G)$, which is related to invariant means on the subnormal subgroups of $G$. For a just infinite amenable group $G$, we show that $mathcal{A}_{sn}(G)$ is nilpotent if and only if $G$ is not a branch group, and in the case that it is nilpotent we determine the index of nilpotence. We next study $operatornameradel{l}^1(G{)}^{**}$ for an amenable branch group $G$, and show that it always contains nilpotent left ideals of arbitrarily large index, as well as non-nilpotent elements. This provides infinitely many finitely-generated counterexamples to a question of Dales and Lau, first resolved by the author in a previous article, which asks whether we always have $(operatornameradel{l}^1(G{)}^{**}{)}^{Box2}=0$. We further study this question by showing that $(operatornameradel{l}^1(G{)}^{**}{)}^{Box2}=0$ imposes certain structural constraints on the group $G$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09069

zbMATH Keywords

amenable groupsbranch groupsinvariant meansradical elementsinvariant differences

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Structure of general topological groups (22A05) Means on groups, semigroups, etc.; amenable groups (43A07) Measure algebras on groups, semigroups, etc. (43A10)

   Recommendations

• The radical of the bidual of a Beurling algebra 👍 👎
• Groups in which every normal subgroup of infinite rank has finite index. 👍 👎
• \(C^*\)-simplicity and the amenable radical 👍 👎
• Title not available (Why is that?) 👍 👎
• Weak amenability and the second dual of the Fourier algebra 👍 👎
• Amenable invariant random subgroups 👍 👎
• Groups whose proper subgroups of infinite rank have a transitive normality relation. 👍 👎
• Amenability of Convolution Algebras. 👍 👎
• The approximation property and nilpotent ideals in amenable Banach algebras 👍 👎
• Title not available (Why is that?) 👍 👎

This page was built for publication: Algebras associated with invariant means on the subnormal subgroups of an amenable group

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q5083117)