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Weighted discrete hypergroups. (English) Zbl 1342.43006

Summary: Weighted group algebras have been studied extensively in abstract harmonic analysis, where complete characterizations have been found for some important properties of weighted group algebras, namely, amenability and Arens regularity. One of the generalizations of weighted group algebras is weighted hypergroup algebras. Defining weighted hypergroups, analogous to weighted groups, we study Arens regularity and isomorphism to operator algebras for them. We also examine our results on three classes of discrete weighted hypergroups constructed by conjugacy classes of FC groups, the dual space of compact groups, and the hypergroup structure defined by orthogonal polynomials. We observe some unexpected examples regarding Arens regularity and operator isomorphisms of weighted hypergroup algebras.

MSC:

43A62 Harmonic analysis on hypergroups
43A77 Harmonic analysis on general compact groups
43A30 Fourier and Fourier-Stieltjes transforms on nonabelian groups and on semigroups, etc.
20F24 FC-groups and their generalizations