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Let S be a (discrete) semigroup, and let ` (S) be the Banach algebra which is the semigroup algebra of S. We shall study the structure of this Banach algebra and of its second dual. We shall determine exactly when ` (S) is amenable as a Banach algebra, and shall discuss its amenability constant, showing that there are ‘forbidden values’ for this constant. The second dual of ` (S) is the Banach ...

Let S be a semigroup, and let ` (S) be the Banach algebra which is the semigroup algebra of S. We shall study the structure of this Banach algebra and of its second dual. We shall determine exactly when ` (S) is amenable as a Banach algebra, and shall discuss its amenability constant, showing that there are ‘forbidden values’ for this constant. The second dual of ` (S) is the Banach algebraM(βS...