‎generalizing the notion of character amenability for banach‎ ‎algebras‎, ‎we study the concept of $varphi$-connes amenability of‎ ‎a dual banach algebra $mathcal{a}$ with predual $mathcal{a}_*$‎, ‎where $varphi$ is a homomorphism from $mathcal{a}$ onto $bbb c$‎ ‎that lies in $mathcal{a}_*$‎. ‎several characterizations of‎ ‎$varphi$-connes amenability are given‎. ‎we also prove that the‎ ‎follo...

‎Generalizing the notion of character amenability for Banach‎ ‎algebras‎, ‎we study the concept of $varphi$-Connes amenability of‎ ‎a dual Banach algebra $mathcal{A}$ with predual $mathcal{A}_*$‎, ‎where $varphi$ is a homomorphism from $mathcal{A}$ onto $Bbb C$‎ ‎that lies in $mathcal{A}_*$‎. ‎Several characterizations of‎ ‎$varphi$-Connes amenability are given‎. ‎We also prove that the‎ ‎follo...

Amenability of any of the algebras described in the title is known to force them to be finite-dimensional. The analogous problems for approximate amenability have been open for some years now. In this article we give a complete solution for the first two classes, using a new criterion for showing that certain Banach algebras without bounded approximate identities cannot be approximately amenabl...

In this paper, we investigate, for a locally compact groupG, the operator amenability of the Fourier-Stieltjes algebra B(G) and of the reduced Fourier-Stieltjes algebra Br(G). The natural conjecture is that any of these algebras is operator amenable if and only if G is compact. We partially prove this conjecture with mere operator amenability replaced by operator C-amenability for some constant...

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...

We continue the investigation of notions of approximate amenability that were introduced in work of the second and third authors together with R. J. Loy. It is shown that every boundedly approximately contractible Banach algebra has a bounded approximate identity, and that the Fourier algebra of the free group on two generators is not operator approximately amenable. Further examples are obtain...

in this paper we study the concept of ph-biatness ofa banach algebra a, where ph is a continuous homomorphism on a.we prove that if ph is a continuous epimorphism on a and a hasa bounded approximate identity and a is ph- biat, then a is ph-amenable. in the case where ph is an isomorphism on a we showthat the ph- amenability of a implies its ph-biatness.

Let A be a Banach algebra and X a Banach A-bimodule, the derivation D : A → X is semi-inner if there are ξ, μ ∈ X such that D(a) = a.ξ − μ.a, (a ∈ A). A is called semi-amenable if every derivation D : A → X∗ is semi-inner. The dual Banach algebra A is Connes semi-amenable (resp. approximately semi-amenable) if, every D ∈ Z1w _ (A,X), for each normal, dual Banach A-bimodule X, is semi -inner (re...

In this paper we study the concept of ph-biatness ofa Banach algebra A, where ph is a continuous homomorphism on A.We prove that if ph is a continuous epimorphism on A and A hasa bounded approximate identity and A is ph- biat, then A is ph-amenable. In the case where ph is an isomorphism on A we showthat the ph- amenability of A implies its ph-biatness.