In this paper by using some conditions, we show that the weak amenability of (2n)-th dual of a Banach algebra A for some $ngeq 1$ implies the weak amenability of A.

We define a Banach algebra A to be dual if A = (A∗) ∗ for a closed submodule A∗ of A∗. The class of dual Banach algebras includes all W ∗-algebras, but also all algebras M(G) for locally compact groups G, all algebras L(E) for reflexive Banach spaces E, as well as all biduals of Arens regular Banach algebras. The general impression is that amenable, dual Banach algebras are rather the exception...

Let $mathcal{A}$ be a Banach algebra with BAI and $E$ be an introverted subspace of $mathcal{A}^prime$. In this paper we study the quotient Arens regularity of $mathcal{A}$ with respect to $E$ and prove that the group algebra $L^1(G)$ for a locally compact group $G$, is quotient Arens regular with respect to certain introverted subspace $E$ of $L^infty(G)$. Some related result are given as well.

Let  and  be Banach algebras, ,  and . We define an -product on  which is a strongly splitting extension of  by . We show that these products form a large class of Banach algebras which contains all module extensions and triangular Banach algebras. Then we consider spectrum, Arens regularity, amenability and weak amenability of these products.

We present a variety of open questions in automatic continuity theory, concentrating on homomorphisms between Banach algebras and derivations from a Banach algebra A into a Banach A-bimodule.

Let A be a Banach algebra. We call a pair (G,A) a Gelfand theory for A if the following axioms are satisfied: (G 1) A is a C∗-algebra, and G : A → A is a homomorphism; (G 2) the assignment L 7→ G−1(L) is a bijection between the sets of maximal modular left ideals of A and A, respectively; (G 3) for each maximal modular left ideal L of A, the linear map GL : A/G−1(L) → A/L induced by G has dense...

The purpose of this article is to develop the notions of amenabilityfor vector valued group algebras. We prove that L1(G, A) is approximatelyweakly amenable where A is a unital separable Banach algebra. We givenecessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of a left invariant meanon L∞(G, A∗), LUC(G, A∗), WAP(G, A∗) and C0(G, A∗).

We give an example of an amenable, radical Banach algebra, relying on results from non-abelian harmonic analysis due to H. Leptin, D. Poguntke and J. Boidol. Let A be a Banach algebra, and let E be a Banach A-module. A bounded linear map D : A → E is called a a derivation if D(ab) = a.Db+ (Da).b (a, b ∈ A). A derivation D : A → E is said to be inner if Da = x.a− a.x (a ∈ A) for some x ∈ E. For ...

We show that if T is an isometry (as metric spaces) from an open subgroup of the group of the invertible elements in a unital semisimple commutative Banach algebra onto an open subgroup of the group of the invertible elements in a unital Banach algebra, then T (1)T is an isometrical group isomorphism. In particular, T (1)T is extended to an isometrical real algebra isomorphism from A onto B.

An element u of a norm-unital Banach algebra A is said to be unitary if u is invertible in A and satisfies ‖u‖ = ‖u−1‖ = 1. The norm-unital Banach algebra A is called unitary if the convex hull of the set of its unitary elements is norm-dense in the closed unit ball of A . If X is a complex Hilbert space, then the algebra BL(X) of all bounded linear operators on X is unitary by the Russo–Dye th...