Group representations with empty residual spectrum

Abstract: Let

X

be a Banach space on which a discrete group

G a m m a

acts by isometries. For certain natural choices of

X

, every element of the group algebra, when regarded as an operator on

X

, has empty residual spectrum. We show, for instance, that this occurs if

X

is

e l l^{2} (G m)

or the group von Neumann algebra

V N (G m)

. In our approach, we introduce the notion of a {em surjunctive pair}, and develop some of the basic properties of this construction. The cases

X = e l l^{p} (G m)

for

1 < p < 2

or

2 < p < i n f t y

are more difficult. If

G m

is amenable we can obtain partial results, using a majorization result of Herz; an example of Willis shows that some condition on

G m

is necessary.

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