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There is a well-known result of Rosenblatt that if $G$ is non-amenable discrete group acting on the space $X$ and a stabilizer of each point $x\in X$ is amenable then the action of $G$ on itself is non-amenable. It is told that there is a following corollary: If $G$ is discrete group and H is its non-amenable subgroup. And for every $g \in G\setminus \{e\}$ the group $\{h\in G \mid hgh^{-1}=g\}$ is amenable, then $G$ is non-inner amenable.

Could you please explain me how does it follow from the theorem? I understand that it follows that the action of $H$ on itself is non-amenable, but not further.

Thanks in advance!

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  • $\begingroup$ If $G$ acts amenably on $X$ (in the sense of Eymard: there's an invariant mean) with amenable stabilizers then $G$ is amenable. So your statement is probably that if $G$ is non-amenable and acts on $X$ with amenable stabilizers then the action on $X$ (not on itself) is non-amenable. Now apply this to the action by conjugation of $G$ on $G\smallsetminus\{1\}$. $\endgroup$
    – YCor
    Oct 8, 2016 at 16:44
  • $\begingroup$ For non-experts: $G$ inner amenable means that $G$ acts amenably (=preserves a mean defined on all subsets) by conjugation on $G\smallsetminus\{1\}$. Trivial examples are those $G$ with a nontrivial finite conjugacy class (=non-icc groups), and amenable groups $G$. $\endgroup$
    – YCor
    Oct 8, 2016 at 16:47
  • $\begingroup$ Thank you! The action of G is really on X,but not on itself. Thank you again $\endgroup$ Oct 8, 2016 at 17:10

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