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On Invariant Means which are Not Inverse Invariant
Canadian journal of mathematics, Tome 20 (1968) no. 1, pp. 222-224

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In (1) R. G. Douglas says: “For a finite abelian group there exists a unique invariant mean which must be inversion invariant. For an infinite torsion abelian group it is not clear what the situation is.” It is not hard to see that if every element of an abelian group G is of order 2, then every invariant mean on G is also inversion invariant (see 1, remark 4). In this note we prove the following theorem (Theorem 1 below): An abelian torsion group G has an invariant mean which is not inverse invariant if, and only if, 2G is infinite. This result, together with the theorems of Douglas, answers completely the question of the existence (on an arbitrary abelian group) of invariant means which are not inverse invariant. 
Rajagopalan, M.; Witz, K. G. On Invariant Means which are Not Inverse Invariant. Canadian journal of mathematics, Tome 20 (1968) no. 1, pp. 222-224. doi: 10.4153/CJM-1968-020-1
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