The inclusion of the Schur algebra in B(ℓ2) is not inverse-closed

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Abstract

The Schur algebra is the algebra of operators which are bounded on ℓ1 and on ℓ. In this note, we exhibit an element of the group algebra of the free group with two generators, which, as a convolution operator, is invertible in ℓ2, and whose inverse is not bounded on ℓ1 nor on ℓ. In particular, this shows that the Schur algebra is not inverse-closed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-118
Number of pages4
JournalMonatshefte fur Mathematik
Volume164
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Convolution operators on groups
  • Inverse-closed subalgebras of B(H)
  • Schur algebra
  • Symmetric Banach algebras

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