Cowling's conjecture for Hausdorff étale groupoids

Let G\mathcal{G} be a Hausdorff étale groupoid. Weak amenability means that Λcb(G)\Lambda_{\text{cb}}(\mathcal{G}) is finite, and the condition Λcb(G)=1\Lambda_{\text{cb}}(\mathcal{G})=1 is the groupoid analogue of Cowling's hypothesis. Cowling's conjecture. If G\mathcal{G} is weakly amenable with Λcb(G)=1\Lambda_{\text{cb}}(\mathcal{G})=1, then it has the Haagerup property. The conjecture asks whether the group-theoretic implication extends to Hausdorff étale groupoids; the source presents it as an open question and gives no resolution.

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Tomás Pacheco, “On weakly amenable groupoids”, arXiv:2503.16017 (2025).

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