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TY - JOUR
T1 - Directly finite algebras of pseudofunctions on locally compact groups
AU - Choi, Yemon
N1 - http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=GMJ The final, definitive version of this article has been published in the Journal, Glasgow Mathematical Journal, 57 (3), pp 693-707 2015, © 2015 Cambridge University Press.
PY - 2015/9
Y1 - 2015/9
N2 - An algebra $A$ is said to be directly finite if each left-invertible elementin the (conditional) unitization of $A$ is right invertible. We show that the reduced group $C^*$-algebra of a unimodular group is directly finite, extending known results for the discrete case. We also investigate the corresponding problem for algebras of $p$-pseudofunctions, showing that these algebras are directly finite if $G$ is amenable and unimodular, or unimodular with the Kunze--Stein property.An exposition is also given of how existing results from the literature imply that $L^1(G)$ is not directly finite when $G$ is the affine group of either the real or complex line.
AB - An algebra $A$ is said to be directly finite if each left-invertible elementin the (conditional) unitization of $A$ is right invertible. We show that the reduced group $C^*$-algebra of a unimodular group is directly finite, extending known results for the discrete case. We also investigate the corresponding problem for algebras of $p$-pseudofunctions, showing that these algebras are directly finite if $G$ is amenable and unimodular, or unimodular with the Kunze--Stein property.An exposition is also given of how existing results from the literature imply that $L^1(G)$ is not directly finite when $G$ is the affine group of either the real or complex line.
U2 - 10.1017/S0017089514000573
DO - 10.1017/S0017089514000573
M3 - Journal article
VL - 57
SP - 693
EP - 707
JO - Glasgow Mathematical Journal
JF - Glasgow Mathematical Journal
SN - 0017-0895
IS - 3
ER -