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In this paper, it is proved that the predual bimodule of the measure algebra of an infinite discrete group is not injective despite the fact that the measure algebra of an amenable group is amenable in the sense of Connes. Thus the well-known result of Khelemskii (claiming that, for a von Neumann algebra, Connes-amenability is equivalent to the condition that the predual bimodule is injective) cannot be extended to measure algebras. Moreover, for a discrete amenable group, we give a simple formula for a normal virtual diagonal of the measure algebra. It is shown that a certain canonical bimodule over the measure algebra is not normal.
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Tabaldyev, S.B. Noninjectivity of the Predual Bimodule of the Measure Algebra for Infinite Discrete Groups. Mathematical Notes 73, 690–696 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024016906227
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