Compact and weakly compact multipliers on Fourier algebras of ultraspherical hypergroups

Abstract

A locally compact group $ G $ is discrete if and only if the Fourier algebra $ A(G) $ has a non-zero (weakly) compact multiplier. We partially extend this result to the setting of ultraspherical hypergroups. Let $H$ be an ultraspherical hypergroup and let $A(H)$ denote the corresponding Fourier algebra. We will give several characterizations of discreteness of $ H $ in the terms of the algebraic properties of $A(H)$. We also study Arens regularity of closed ideals of $ A(H)$.