A new approach to convolution and semi-direct products of groups

arXiv1201.1854MaRDI QIDQ6230160FDOQ6230160

Arash Ghaani Farashahi, R. A. Kamyabi-Gol

Publication date: 9 January 2012

Abstract: Let $H$ and $K$ be locally compact groups and $au:HoAut(K)$ be a continuous homomorphism and also let $G_{a}u=Hltime{s}_{a}uK$ be the semi-direct product of $H$ and $K$ with respect to $au$. We define left and also right $au$-convolution on $L^1(G_{a}u)$ such that $L^1(G_{a}u)$ with respect to each of them is a Banach algebra. Also we define $au$-convolution as a linear combination of the left and right $au$-convolution. We show that the $au$-convolution is commutative if and only if $K$ is abelian and also when $H$ and $K$ are second countable groups, the $au$-convolution coincides with the standard convolution of $L^1(G_{a}u)$ if and only if $H$ is the trivial group. We prove that there is a $au$-involution on $L^1(G_{a}u)$ such that $L^1(G_{a}u)$ with respect to the $au$-involution and $au$-convolution is a non-associative Banach *-algebra and also it is also shown that when $K$ is abelian, the $au$-involution and $au$-convolution makes $L^1(G_{a}u)$ into a Jordan Banach *-algebra.

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