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A note on the duality of locally compact groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2009

J. W. Baker
J. W. Baker
Affiliation:
University College of Swansea
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Let H be a group of characters on an (algebraic) abelian group G. In a natural way, we may regard G as a group of characters on H. In this way, we obtain a duality between the two groups G and H. One may pose several problems about this duality. Firstly, one may ask whether there exists a group topology on G for which H is precisely the set of continuous characters. This question has been answered in the affirmative in [1]. We shall say that such a topology is compatible with the duality between G and H. Next, one may ask whether there exists a locally compact group topology on G which is compatible with a given duality and, if so, whether there is more than one such topology. It is this second question (previously considered by other authors, to whom we shall refer below) which we shall consider here.

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Research Article
Information
Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , July 1968 , pp. 87 - 91
Copyright
Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 1968

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