Non-Hausdorff groupoids, proper actions and -theory.
Let A be a Banach *-algebra with an identity, continuous involution, center Z and set of self-adjoint elements Σ. Let h ∈ Σ. The set of v ∈ Σ such that (h + iv)ⁿ is normal for no positive integer n is dense in Σ if and only if h ∉ Z. The case where A has no identity is also treated.
We give a sufficient condition on a C*-algebra to ensure that every weakly compact operator into an arbitrary Banach space can be approximated by norm attaining operators and that every continuous bilinear form can be approximated by norm attaining bilinear forms. Moreover we prove that the class of C*-algebras satisfying this condition includes the group C*-algebras of compact groups.
The notion of normal cones is used to characterize --convex algebras among unital, symmetric and complete -convex algebras.
Un groupe localement compact muni d’une fonction-longueur a la propriété par rapport à si toute fonction à décroissance rapide sur définit un convoluteur borné sur . Nous donnons une condition suffisante assez générale pour que le couple ait la propriété . Pour un tel couple, nous caractérisons les fonctions de type positif sur faiblement associées à la représentation régulière gauche et, dans le cas discret, nous considérons les propriétés d’approximation de l’algèbre de Fourier...
A construction method is presented for a class of simple C*-algebras whose basic properties -including their real ranks- can be computed relatively easily, using linear algebra. A numerival invariant attached to the construction determines wether a given algebra has real rank 0 or 1. Moreover, these algebras all have stable rank 1, and each nonzero hereditary sub-C*-algebra contains a nonzero projection, yet there are examples in which the linear span of the projections is not dense. (This phenomenon...