Let φ be a w-continuous homomorphism from a dual Banach algebra to C. The notion of φ-Connes amenability is studied and some characterizations is given. A type of diagonal for dual Banach algebras is dened. It is proved that the existence of such a diagonal is equivalent to φ-Connes amenability. It is also shown that φ-Connes amenability is equivalent to so-called φ-splitting of a certain short...

Let A be a Banach algebra and M be a Banach left A-module. A linear map δ : M → M is called a generalized derivation if there exists a derivation d : A → A such that δ(ax) = aδ(x) + d(a)x (a ∈ A,x ∈ M). In this paper, we associate a triangular Banach algebra T to Banach A-module M and investigate the relation between generalized derivations on M and derivations on T . In particular, we prove th...

We establish triviality of some holomorphic Banach vector bundles on the maximal ideal space M(H∞) of the Banach algebra H∞ of bounded holomorphic functions on the unit disk D ⊂ C with pointwise multiplication and supremum norm. We apply the result to the study of the Sz.-Nagy operator corona problem. 1. Formulation of Main Results 1.1. We continue our study started in [Br2] of analytic objects...

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.