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TauCeti.Analysis.CStarAlgebra.Action.Convolution.Basic

Twisted convolution of compactly supported coefficient functions #

For a point-norm continuous action α of a topological group G on a C⋆-algebra A and a measure μ on G, the twisted convolution of compactly supported continuous functions f g : C_c(G, A) is

(f ⋆ g) s = ∫ r, f r * α r (g (r⁻¹ * s)) ∂μ.

This is the multiplication of the convolution algebra whose completions are the crossed products of the C⋆-dynamical system (A, G, α). We show that f ⋆ g is again continuous and compactly supported, with support (f ⋆ g) ⊆ support f * support g, and bundle the product as a ℂ-bilinear map. For a left-invariant measure we prove associativity and the L¹ estimate ∫ ‖f ⋆ g‖ ≤ (∫ ‖f‖) * ∫ ‖g‖.

Neither local compactness, separability nor σ-finiteness of μ is assumed: the measure only has to be finite on compact sets. Continuity of the parametric integrals comes from continuousOn_integral_of_compact_support, and the order of integration is exchanged with integral_integral_swap_of_hasCompactSupport, a Fubini theorem for compactly supported continuous functions which needs no σ-finiteness.

The conventions follow Dana Williams, Crossed Products of C-Algebras*, Chapter 2.

Main definitions #

Main statements #

The twisted integrand #

The twisted convolution integrand is integrable against any measure finite on compact sets.

The twisted convolution #

The twisted convolution (f ⋆ g) s = ∫ r, f r * α r (g (r⁻¹ * s)) ∂μ on C_c(G, A), as a ℂ-bilinear map.

Instances For

    Left multiplication by a coefficient commutes with twisted convolution: (a • f) ⋆ g = a • (f ⋆ g).

    Left-invariant measures #

    Twisted convolution with respect to a left-invariant measure is associative.

    The L¹ norm is submultiplicative for twisted convolution with respect to a left-invariant measure.