Non-denseness of factorable matrix functions

It is proved that for certain algebras of continuous functions on compact abelian groups, the set of factorable matrix functions with entries in the algebra is not dense in the group of invertible matrix functions with entries in the algebra, assuming that the dual abelian group contains a subgroup isomorphic to Z³. These algebras include the algebra of all continuous functions and the Wiener algebra. More precisely, it is shown that infinitely many connected components of the group of invertible matrix functions do not contain any factorable matrix functions, again under the same assumption. Moreover, these components actually are disjoint with the subgroup generated by the triangularizable matrix functions.     

Near-rings of continuous functions on compact abelian groups

In this paper we show that, in the near-ring N(G) of all continuous selfmaps of a compact abelian groupG with nontrivial connected components, the intersection of all nonzero ideals consists of all functions which are homotopic to the constant endomorphism ofG.     

On projective representations for compact quantum groups

We study actions of compact quantum groups on type I-factors, which may be interpreted as projective representations of compact quantum groups. We generalize to this setting some of Woronowicz?s results concerning Peter-Weyl theory for compact quantum groups. The main new phenomenon is that for general compact quantum groups (more precisely, those which are not of Kac type), not all irreducible projective representations have to be finite-dimensional. As applications, we consider the theory of projective representations for the compact quantum groups associated with group von Neumann algebras of discrete groups, and consider a certain non-trivial projective representation for quantum SU(2).     

Quasi-convex density and determining subgroups of compact abelian groups

For an abelian topological group G, let denote the dual group of all continuous characters endowed with the compact open topology. Given a closed subset X of an infinite compact abelian group G such that w(X)<w(G), and an open neighborhood U of 0 in T, we show that . (Here, w(G) denotes the weight of G.) A subgroup D of G determines G if the map defined by r(χ)=χ?D for , is an isomorphism between and . We prove that

     

Elementary equivalence for the lattices of subalgebras and automorphism groups of free algebras

We find an elementary equivalence criterion for the lattices of subalgebras of free algebras in regular varieties. The question is addressed of elementary equivalence for the automorphism groups of algebras of this type.     

Weakly compact homomorphisms of regular Banach algebras

Let A be a uniformly regular Ditkin algebra. It is shown that every weakly compact homomorphism of A into a Banach algebra is finite-dimensional.     

The structure of abelian pro-Lie groups

A pro-Lie group is a projective limit of a projective system of finite dimensional Lie groups. A prodiscrete group is a complete abelian topological group in which the open normal subgroups form a basis of the filter of identity neighborhoods. It is shown here that an abelian pro-Lie group is a product of (in general infinitely many) copies of the additive topological group of reals and of an abelian pro-Lie group of a special type; this last factor has a compact connected component, and a characteristic closed subgroup which is a union of all compact subgroups; the factor group modulo this subgroup is pro-discrete and free of nonsingleton compact subgroups. Accordingly, a connected abelian pro-Lie group is a product of a family of copies of the reals and a compact connected abelian group. A topological group is called compactly generated if it is algebraically generated by a compact subset, and a group is called almost connected if the factor group modulo its identity component is compact. It is further shown that a compactly generated abelian pro-Lie group has a characteristic almost connected locally compact subgroup which is a product of a finite number of copies of the reals and a compact abelian group such that the factor group modulo this characteristic subgroup is a compactly generated prodiscrete group without nontrivial compact subgroups.Mathematics Subject Classification (1991): 22B, 22E     

Amenability properties of the centres of group algebras

Let G be a locally compact group, and ZL¹(G) be the centre of its group algebra. We show that when G is compact ZL¹(G) is not amenable when G is either non-abelian and connected, or is a product of infinitely many finite non-abelian groups. We also, study, for some non-compact groups G, some conditions which imply amenability and hyper-Tauberian property, for ZL¹(G).     

A note on finite-sheeted covering maps from 2-dimensional compact Abelian groups

We consider finite-sheeted covering maps from 2-dimensional compact connected abelian groups to Klein bottle weak solenoidal spaces, metric continua which are not groups. We show that whenever a group covers a Klein bottle weak solenoidal space it covers groups as well, moreover it covers the product of two solenoids. The converse is not true, we give an example of group which covers groups with any finite number of sheets, but does not cover any Klein bottle weak solenoidal space.     

A characterization of alternating groups by the set of orders of maximal abelian subgroups

We prove that alternating groups with three prime graph components are uniquely determined by the set of orders of maximal abelian subgroups.     

Semisimple Banach algebras generated by compact groups of operators on a Banach space

We prove that if τ is a strongly continuous representation of a compact group G on a Banach space X, then the weakly closed Banach algebra generated by the Fourier transforms with μ∈M(G) is a semisimple Banach algebra.     

On locally free Abelian groups

The following result is proved in the paper. An Abelian group A is Lw₁, w-equivalent to the free Abelian group of countable rank if and only if it is a countably free Abelian group.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 1, 2005, pp. 121–126.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by E. G. Sklyarenko.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

On a characterization theorem for locally compact abelian groups

The well-known Skitovich-Darmois theorem asserts that a Gaussian distribution is characterized by the independence of two linear forms of independent random variables. The similar result was proved by Heyde, where instead of the independence, the symmetry of the conditional distribution of one linear form given another was considered. In this article we prove that the Heyde theorem on a locally compact Abelian group X remains true if and only if X contains no elements of order two. We describe also all distributions on the two-dimensional torus which are characterized by the symmetry of the conditional distribution of one linear form given another. In so doing we assume that the coefficients of the forms are topological automorphisms of X and the characteristic functions of the considering random variables do not vanish.     

The structure of shift invariant spaces on a locally compact abelian group

We investigate shift invariant subspaces of L²(G), where G is a locally compact abelian group. We show, among other things, that every shift invariant space can be decomposed as an orthogonal sum of spaces each of which is generated by a single function whose shifts form a Parseval frame.     

On cut completions of abelian lattice ordered groups

We denote by F _a the class of all abelian lattice ordered groups H such that each disjoint subset of H is finite. In this paper we prove that if G F _a, then the cut completion of G coincides with the Dedekind completion of G.     

Weight functions on groups and an amenability criterion for Beurling algebras

The paper is devoted to the study of weights on groups. A connection between weight functions and harmonic functions is established. A relationship between the weight theory on groups with the “Tychonoff property” and the theory of bounded cohomology is presented. It is proved that the Beurling algebraℓ1 (G, ω) constructed for the weightω is amenable if and only if the groupG is amenable and the weightω is equivalent to a multiplicative characterχ:G→ℝ₊. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 60, No. 3, pp. 448–460, September, 1996. This research was partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research under grant No. 96-01-00974 and by the INTAS Foundation under grant No. 94-3420.     

Sufficient conditions for the projective freeness of Banach algebras

Let R be a unital semi-simple commutative complex Banach algebra, and let M(R) denote its maximal ideal space, equipped with the Gelfand topology. Sufficient topological conditions are given on M(R) for R to be a projective free ring, that is, a ring in which every finitely generated projective R-module is free. Several examples are included, notably the Hardy algebra H^∞(X) of bounded holomorphic functions on a Riemann surface of finite type, and also some algebras of stable transfer functions arising in control theory.