Geometric Properties of Coefficient Function Spaces Determined by Unitary Representations of a Locally Compact Group

Autor: Belanger, A., Forrest, B.E.
Zdroj: Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications; July 1995, Vol. 193 Issue: 2 p390-405, 16p
Abstrakt: Let Gbe a locally compact group. As usual, let C*(G) denote the group C*-algebra of Gand let B(G) denote its dual, the Fourier-Stieltjes algebra of G. If π is a (continuous) unitary representation of G, let Aπbe the space of coefficient functions of π and Bπbe its σ(B(G), C*(G))-completion in B(G). We first investigate the link between the Radon-Nikodým property for these coefficient function spaces and the complete reducibility of π. We then study the equivalence between the RNP and weak RNP for these spaces. In the next section, the Dunford-Pettis property for Bπis characterised by the finite dimensionality of the irreducible representations weakly contained in π. The same characterisation holds for Aπwhen VN(G), the group von Neumann algebra of G, has a nonzero type I, finite part. We note that the previous result cannot hold for all locally compact groups. We show finally that Aπhas the Schur property if and only if π is the direct sum of finite dimensional representations. At the end of each section, applications to the characterisation of certain classes of groups are given.
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