Abstract
AbstractAn algebraAis said to be directly finite if each left-invertible element in the (conditional) unitization ofAis 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 ofp-pseudofunctions, showing that these algebras are directly finite ifGis amenable and unimodular, or unimodular with the Kunze–Stein property. An exposition is also given of how existing results from the literature imply thatL1(G) is not directly finite whenGis the affine group of either the real or complex line.
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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