Information Package / Course Catalogue
Amenable Banach Algebras
Course Code: MTK613
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to introduce the concept of amenability in various algebraic structures and to establish the relation between them with the help of related theorems.

Course Content

Properties and examples of amenable locally compact groups, amenable semigroups, definition of Banach algebra and examples, concept of module of Banach algebras, concept of derivation of Banach modules, Hochschild cohomology, definition of amenable Banach algebras, Johnson’s theorem, virtual diagonal and approximate diagonal, examples of amenable Banach algebras, hereditary properties of amenable Banach algebras, various notions of amenability in Banach algebras.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Ability to learn the properties of amenable locally compact groups.
2.Ability to understand the concept of derivation on Banach algebras.
3.Ability to understand the definition and basic theorems of amenable Banach algebras.
4.Ability to learn various notions of amenability in Banach algebras.
5.Ability to understand the concept of module on Banach algebras.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Banach Algebras and Automatic Continuity, H. Garth Dales, London Mathematical Society Monographs New Series, H. Garth Dales, 2000.
2.Lectures on Amenability, Runde, V., Springer-Verlag, 2002.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definitions and examples of group, semigroup and locally compact group
Week 2 - Theoretical
Amenable locally compact groups
Week 3 - Theoretical
Properties and examples of amenable locally compact groups
Week 4 - Theoretical
Amenable semigroups
Week 5 - Theoretical
Definition of a Banach algebra and examples
Week 6 - Theoretical
Concept of module of Banach algebras
Week 7 - Theoretical
Concept of derivation of Banach modules
Week 8 - Theoretical
Hochschild cohomology
Week 9 - Theoretical
Definition of amenable Banach algebras, Johnson’s theorem
Week 10 - Theoretical
Virtual diagonal and approximate diagonal
Week 11 - Theoretical
Examples of amenable Banach algebras
Week 12 - Theoretical
Hereditary properties of amenable Banach algebras
Week 13 - Theoretical
Various notions of amenability in Banach algebras
Week 14 - Theoretical
Various notions of amenability in Banach algebras
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Term Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment1066
Term Project1066
Individual Work140570
Midterm Examination130232
Final Examination142244
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
OÇ-2
5
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3
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5
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5
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3
OÇ-5
4
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4
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3
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