JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS OF KYOTO UNIVERSITY, cilt.46, sa.4, ss.701-711, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
A definition of an invariant averaging for a linear representation of a group in a locally convex space is given. Main results: A group H is finite if and only if every linear representation of H in a locally convex space has an invariant averaging. A group H is amenable if and only if every almost periodic representation of H in a quasi-complete locally convex space has an invariant averaging. A locally compact group H is compact if and only if every strongly continuous linear representation of H in a quasi-complete locally convex space has an invariant averaging.