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Lebesgue type decomposition of subspaces of Fourier-Stieltjes algebras

Author(s): E. Kaniuth; A. T. Lau; G. Schlichting
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 355 (2003), 1467-1490.
MSC (2000): Primary 43A15; Secondary 22D10
Posted: November 22, 2002
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Abstract: Let $G$ be a locally compact group and let $A(G)$ and $B(G)$ be the Fourier algebra and the Fourier-Stieltjes algebra of $G$, respectively. For any unitary representation $\pi$ of $G$, let $B_\pi(G)$ denote the $w^\ast$-closed linear subspace of $B(G)$ generated by all coefficient functions of $\pi$, and $B_\pi^0(G)$ the closure of $B_\pi(G) \cap A_c(G)$, where $A_c(G)$ consists of all functions in $A(G)$ with compact support. In this paper we present descriptions of $B_\pi^0(G)$ and its orthogonal complement $B_\pi^s(G)$ in $B_\pi(G)$, generalizing a recent result of T. Miao. We show that for some classes of locally compact groups $G$, there is a dichotomy in the sense that for arbitrary $\pi$, either $B_\pi^0(G) = \{0\}$ or $B_\pi^0(G) = A(G)$. We also characterize functions in ${\mathcal B}_\pi^0(G) = A_c(G) + B_\pi^0(G)$and study the question of whether ${\mathcal B}_\pi^0(G) = A(G)$ implies that $\pi$ weakly contains the regular representation.


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Additional Information:

E. Kaniuth
Affiliation: Fachbereich Mathematik/Informatik, {Universität} Paderborn, D-33095 Paderborn, Germany
Email: kaniuth@math.uni-paderborn.de

A. T. Lau
Affiliation: Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2G1
Email: tlau@math.ualberta.ca

G. Schlichting
Affiliation: Zentrum Mathematik, Technische Universität München, D-80290 München, Germany
Email: schlicht@mathematik.tu-muenchen.de

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9947-02-03203-8
PII: S 0002-9947(02)03203-8
Keywords: Locally compact group, Fourier-Stieltjes algebra, Fourier algebra, unitary representation, coefficient function space, Lebesgue decomposition
Received by editor(s): July 9, 2002
Posted: November 22, 2002
Additional Notes: The second author was supported by an NSERC grant.
Copyright of article: Copyright 2002, American Mathematical Society


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