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Number of involutions in finite reductive groups

Let $G$ be a connected split reductive group over $\mathbb{Z}$. Let $n$ be a positive integer. Let $i_n(q)$ be the number of elements of $G(\mathbb{F}_q)$ satisfying $x^n=1$. Question: Is there a &...
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invariant subspaces of general linear groups for finite fields

Let $K$ be a finite field, let $n\ge 1$ be an integer and let $G=\mathrm{GL}(n,K)$ be acting linearly on a finite dimensional $K$-vector space $V$. Although $G$ is a reductive group, it is not ...
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Character values of principal series representations of $GL_n(\mathbb{F}_q)$

Let $P_{\alpha}$ be the principal series representation of $GL_n(\mathbb{F}_q)$, where $\alpha = ( \alpha_1, \alpha_2, \cdots, \alpha_n)$ and $\alpha_i : \mathbb{F}_q^* \rightarrow \mathbb{C}^*$. ...
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Representation of GL(n, F_p) over F_p, for n small

The question is related to this post Representation theory of the general linear group over a finite prime field However, I am asking for more detailed references for n small, for example, for n=2, ...