A characterization of compact groups
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Abstract:
It is shown that the group algebra ${L^1}(G)$ of a locally compact group G is an ideal in the bidual ${L^1}{(G)^{ \ast \ast }}$ of ${L^1}(G)$ (equipped with Arens product) if and only if G is compact.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1979 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 74 (1979), 381-382
- MSC: Primary 43A20
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1979-0524322-8
- MathSciNet review: 524322