We consider the set of equational classes of finite functions endowed with the operation of class composition. Thus defined, this set gains a semigroup structure. This paper is a contribution to the understanding of this semigroup. We present several interesting properties of this semigroup. In particular, we show that it constitutes a topological semigroup that is profinite and we provide a de...

We introduce the notion of the Fourier and Fouier-Stieltjes algebra of a topological ∗-semigroup and show that these are commutative Banach algebras. For a class of foundation semigroups, we show that these are preduals of von Neumann algebras. 1. Definitions and Notations Let S be a locally compact topological semigroup and M(S) be the Banach algebra of all bounded regular Borel measures μ on ...

This is a contribution to the theory of sums of independent random variables at an algebraico-analytical level: Let Prob∞(R) denote the convolution semigroup of all probability measures on R with all moments finite, topologized by polynomially weighted total variation. We prove that the cumulant sequence κ = (κ : ∈ N), regarded as a function from Prob∞(R) into the additive topological group R∞ ...

We consider the Fröbenius–Perron semigroup of linear operators associated to a semidynamical system defined in a topological space X endowed with a finite or a σ–finite regular measure. Assuming strong continuity for the Fröbenius–Perron semigroup of linear operators in the space Lμ(X) or in the space Lμ(X) for 1 < p <∞ ([11]). We study in this article ergodic properties of the Fröbenius–Perron...

Let Γ be a topological semigroup acting on a topological space X, and let Γ0 be a subsemigroup of Γ. We give general conditions ensuring that Γ and Γ0 have the same transitive points.

In this paper. (1) We determine the complex-valued solutions of the following variant of Van Vleck's functional equation $$int_{S}f(sigma(y)xt)dmu(t)-int_{S}f(xyt)dmu(t) = 2f(x)f(y), ;x,yin S,$$ where $S$ is a semigroup, $sigma$ is an involutive morphism of $S$, and $mu$ is a complex measure that is linear combinations of Dirac measures $(delta_{z_{i}})_{iin I}$, such that for all $iin I$, $z_{...

In the present paper, among other results, a decomposition formula is given for the w-bounded continuous negative definite functions of a topological *-semigroup S with a weight function w into a proper H*-algebra A in terms of w-bounded continuous positive definite A-valued functions on S. A generalization of a well-known result of K. Harzallah is obtained. An earlier conjecture of the author ...

We show that a non-expansive action of a topological semigroup S on a metric space X is linearizable iff its orbits are bounded. The crucial point here is to prove that X can be extended by adding a fixed point of S, thus allowing application of a semigroup version of the Arens-Eells linearization, iff the orbits of S in X are bounded.

For a locally compact Hausdorff semigroup S, the L representation algebra R(S) was extensively studied by Dunkl and Ramirez. The FourierStieltjes algebra F (S) of a topological semigroup was studied by Lau. The aim of this paper is to investigate these two algebras and study the amenability of them with respect to the structure of S.