Banach algebras associated to twisted \'etale groupoids: simplicity and pure infiniteness

We define reduced and essential Banach algebras associated to a twisted \'etale (not necessarily Hausdorff) groupoid (G, L) and extend some fundamental results from C^*-algebras to this context. For instance, we prove that for topologically free and minimal groupoids every essential Banach algebra is simple, and we give conditions under which reduced algebras are essential (for example Hausdorffness of G is sufficient). This in particular solves the simplicity problem posed recently by Gardella-Lupini for Lᵖ-operator algebras associated to G. In addition, using either the n-filling or locally contracting condition we give pure infiniteness criteria for essential simple Banach algebras associated to (G, L). This extends the corresponding C^*-algebraic results that were previously known to hold in the untwisted Hausdorff case. The results work nicely, and allow for characterisation of the generalized intersection property, in the realm of LP-operator algebras where P 1, is a non-empty set of parameters. Such algebras cover in particular Lᵖ-operator algebras, for p 1, , and their Banach *-algebra versions. We apply our results to Banach algebra crossed products by twisted partial group actions, Roe-type Banach algebras with coefficients in finite-rank operators on a Banach space, twisted tight LP-operator algebras of inverse semigroups, graph LP-operator algebras, and algebras associated to self-similar group actions on graphs. We also interpret our results in terms of twisted inverse semigroup actions and their crossed products.