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a universal module for group cohomology?
I noticed the following funny fact when studying cohomology of finite groups. I explain it in the case of $H^2$ but it generalizes.
Consider a two-cocycle $a\in Z^2(G,A)$ where $A$ is a left G-module....
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Number of generators for the Schur multiplier of a finite group
Let $G$ be a finite group, and let $M(G)=H_2(G,\mathbb{Z})$ be its Schur multiplier. Are there any known bounds on the number of generators of $M(G)$ in terms of $G$? For example, if $G$ is abelian of ...
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Is group cohomology with the inversion action order two?
Let $\mathbb{Z}^\text{inv}$ denote the $\mathbb{Z}/2$-module defined by the inversion action on $\mathbb{Z}$. Let $G_0$ be a finite group that acts trivially on $\mathbb{Z}^\text{inv}$. Then one can ...
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Computation of $H^2(S_n,\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})$
Do you have a nice modern reference where I could find the computation of $H^2(S_n,\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})$, where the action is trivial ?
I have looked at the very few books on cohomology of groups ...
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Second cohomology of the adjoint representation
Let $p$ be a prime and let $M_p$ be the $\mathrm{GL}_2(\mathbb{F}_p)$-module of $2 \times 2$ matrices over $\mathbb{F}_p$ with trace $0$ (the action is by conjugation).
Is it true that for $p$ large ...
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Symmetric analogue of "alternating bihomomorphism is skew of 2-cocycle" theorem
Let $G$ be a finite abelian group. It is well-known that every alternating bihomomorphism $\Omega:G\times G \to \mathbb{C}^\times$ arises as the skew $\kappa/\kappa^T$ of a 2-cocycle $\kappa \in Z^2(G,...
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Alternating bihomomorphism is skew of 2-cocycle - relative situation
Let $G$ be a finite abelian group. It is well-known that every alternating bihomomorphism $\Omega:G\times G \to \mathbb{C}^\times$ (i.e. $\Omega(g,g)=1$) arises as the skew $\kappa/\kappa^T$ of a 2-...
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What is the mathematical name for the anomaly for an action of a group on a lattice conformal field theory?
Suppose $V$ is a (bosonic) chiral conformal field theory which is "holomorphic" in the sense that its category of vertex modules is trivial. (The definition of "chiral conformal field theory" might be ...
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Concrete formula for Shapiro's Lemma
I wonder if there is a concrete formula to express the isomorphism in the well known Shapiro's Lemma that $H^i(G, \text{CoInd}_{H}^{G}(M)) \simeq H^i(H, M)$, where $H \subset G$ is a subgroup of $G$, $...
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H_3 of SL(n,Z) and SL(n,F_p)
Can anyone tell me what $H_3(SL_n(\mathbb{Z});\mathbb{Z})$ and $H_3(SL_n(\mathbb{F}_p);\mathbb{Z})$ are? It is easy to find references for $H_1$ and $H_2$, but it turns out that I need $H_3$ as well. ...
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Is the map $\mathrm H^4(S_{24}) \to \mathrm H^4(M_{24})$ surjective?
The group $S_{24}$ of permutations of $24$ things has fourth integral cohomology $\mathrm H^4(S_{24};\mathbb Z) \cong \mathbb Z/2 \oplus \mathbb Z/2 \oplus \mathbb Z/12$. According to Sikiric and ...
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What is the value of the fourth cohomology class of $\mathrm{Co}_0$ induced by the 24-dimensional representation?
The group $\mathrm{Co}_0$ has a 24-dimensional module. This induces a map $\mathrm H^4(O(24),\mathbb Z) \to \mathrm H^4(\mathrm{Co}_0,\mathbb Z)$. Has this map been computed? Has the right hand side ...
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When is an almost simple group a split extension of its socle?
Here an almost simple group is a finite group whose socle (product of all minimal normal subgroups) is a nonabelian simple group. As an extension of its socle, an almost simple group could be split or ...
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When is the restriction map $res:H^2(G,U(1))\to H^2(Z_p\times Z_p,U(1))$ not the zero map?
Consider $G$ to be a finite group with non-trivial Schur Multipler $H^2(G,U(1))$, where $G$ acts trivially on the circle group $U(1)$.
By Example of a Schur-nontrivial group with no abelian subgroup ...
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Ring structure on cohomology of groups
Assume that $G$ is a finite group and that $A$ is an arbitrary $G$-module. Then we know that can define the cohomology groups of $G$ with coefficients in $A$ in the usual way and we denote the latter ...
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Non-vanishing of the Tate-Shafarevich kernel in group cohomology
Let $G$ be a finite group. Let $M$ be a finite $G$-module (a finite abelian group with an action of $G$).
We consider a special kind of $G$-modules; in particular, our $M$ is a finite dimensional ...
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Can a finite group have its third cohomology determined by a quotient group?
Does there exist a finite group $G$ satisfying either of the following?
$G$ admits a non-trivial, proper, central subgroup $A$ such that every (normalized) 3-cocycle of $G$ is cohomologous to a (...
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Finite groups inside an infinite group with the same homology
Suppose we have a triple of groups $G,H,K$ satisfying the following conditions:
$G$ and $H$ are finite groups and $K$ is an infinite group.
there exist two monomorphisms $G \rightarrow K \leftarrow H$...
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Known results in the Cohomology of finite groups
I am learning to compute cohomology of finite groups and came across this survey article http://www.ams.org/notices/199707/adem.pdf "Recent Developments in the cohomology of finite groups" by ...
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Group cohomology of the cyclic group
It is well known how to compute cohomology of a finite cyclic group $C_m=\langle \sigma \rangle$, just using the periodic resolution,
$\require{AMScd}$
\begin{CD}
\cdots @>N>> \mathbb ...
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Cohomology of central extensions of groups
Let G be a central extension of a finite group H by $Z/2$. I need an explicit description of the differentials $d_2$ and $d_3$ in the Lyndon-Hochschild-Serre spectral sequence which converges to the ...
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Cocycle condition for 2-groups
I know that if $\omega_d(g_1, \ldots, g_d)$ is an d-cocycle characterized by $H^d(G,U(1))$, it satisfies the co-cycle condition
$(d\omega_d)(g_1, \ldots, g_{d+1}) = g_1.\omega_d(g_2,\ldots,g_{d+1}) + ...
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Restriction of $H^3(M_{24}, U(1))$ to $M_{12} \rtimes \mathbb{Z}_2$
$M_{12}\rtimes \mathbb{Z}_2$ is a maximal subgroup of $M_{24}$, where $M_{24}$ and $M_{12}$ are Mathieu groups . Also, it is known that $H^3(M_{24}, U(1)) \cong \mathbb{Z}_{12}$. I want to find the ...
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When can a 2-cocycle on a subgroup can be extended?
This question is based on a question when is the restriction $H^2(G,\mathbb{C}^*)\to H^2(K,\mathbb{C}^*)$ surjective?
I am asking this as a new question as I already asked that user but got no ...
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How to claculate the $T$-stable subgroup of second cohomology group
Let $G=\langle x,y,z,w \mid [y,x]=w^p=z, x^{p^2}=y^p=z^p=1 \rangle$ be a group, where $[u,v]=u^{-1}v^{-1}uv$, $p$ is a prime and the commutator which do not appear is 1.
Let $N=\langle y,w \rangle \...
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Generalization of a lemma of Livne
Let $H$ be a finite $2$-group. Let $N_{4}(H)$ be the subgroup generated by fourth powers. Let $H_{4}$ be the last term in the short exact sequence $1\rightarrow N_4(H) \rightarrow H \rightarrow H_{4} \...
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mod p cohomology ring of alternating groups
Let $A_n$ be the alternating group of $\{1,2,\cdots,n\}$.
(1). What is the cohomology ring
$$
H^*(A_4;\mathbb{Z}/3)
$$
and its Steenrod operation $P^i$'s?
(2). Are there general results about the ...
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Computations in modular cohomology of finite groups
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic $p$, let $G$ be a finite group whose order is divisible by $p$, and let $H(G)$ be the commutative cohomology algebra of $G$ with coefficients ...
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Minimal rank of a permutation resolution of a $G$-lattice
Let $G$ be a finite group.
By a $G$-lattice I mean a finitely generated free abelian group $L$ with an action of $G$.
One says that $L$ is a permutation lattice if $L$ has a $\mathbb{Z}$-basis ...
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cohomology ring of symmetric group of order $3$
Let $S_3$ be the symmetric group of order $3$. What is the cohomology ring
$$
H^*(S_3;\mathbb{Z})?$$
My attempt: I want to use mathematical induction on $n$ for $S_n$.
For $n=1$, $S_1$ is trivial. ...
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Centralizers in the universal central extensions of the alternating groups?
For $n \ge 8$ the Schur multiplier $H_2(BA_n, \mathbb{Z})$ (where $A_n$ denotes the alternating group) stabilizes to $\mathbb{Z}_2$, and hence there is a universal central extension $\widetilde{A}_n$ ...
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symmetric 2-cocycle / many projective representations
Let $G$ be a finite group, $k$ the field of complex numbers.
Are there (cohomologically nontrivial) group 2-cocycles $\sigma\in Z^2(G,k^\times)$ such that for all $g,h\in G$:
$$\sigma(g,h)=\...
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Two questions on the Schur multiplier of groups of order $p^4$
I tried to find a reference for the computation of the Schur multiplier of groups of order $p^4$.
The case in which $p=2$ is well known, see e.g. Table 1 at http://pages.bangor.ac.uk/~mas010/pdffiles/...
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Golod Shafarevich Inequality and Inequalities among higher Cohomology groups
As a consequence of Golod- Shafarevich, we get an inequality between second cohomology group of a $p$-group with coefficients in $F_p$ and the first cohomology group of a $p$-group with coefficients ...
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(co)homology of symmetric groups
Let $S_n=\{\text{bijections }[n]\to[n]\}$ be the n-th symmetric group. Its (co)homology will be understood with trivial action. What are the $\mathbb{Z}$-modules $H_k(S_n;\mathbb{Z})$? Using GAP, we ...
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Successive Schur covers
Let $G_0$ be a finite group and $G_j$ a Schur cover of $G_{j-1}$ for $j=1,2,3\ldots$. Is $G_2$ equal to $G_1$? If not, will the sequence stop after finite steps in general?
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The cohomology group $H^{1}(GL_{2}(\mathbb{F}_{p}), M_{2}(\mathbb{F}_{p}))$
Let $M_{2}(\mathbb{F}_{p})$ be the vector space of 2$\times$2 matrices over the finite field $\mathbb{F}_{p}$ where $p$ is a prime number, and let $GL_{2}(\mathbb{F}_{p})$ be the group of invertible 2$...
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Non split extension isomorphic (as a group) to a split extension
$\def\Z{\mathbb{Z}}$
Let $A$ be a finite abelian group and $G$ a finite group acting on $A$.
Then the extension $0 \to A \to E \to G \to 1$ is splits if and only if the corresponding $2$-cocycle is ...
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3-cocycle representatives for the dihedral group $D_{2n}$?
I am looking for a reference for a complete list of 3-cocycle representatives for $H^3(D_{2n},\mathbb{C}^\times)$, where
$$
D_{2n}=\langle a, b\mid a^2=b^2=(ab)^n=e\rangle
$$
is the dihedral group of ...
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n-cocycles of finite abelian groups from cohomology group
Question: Given a generic finite abelian group $G=\mathbb{Z}_{N^{(1)}} \times \cdots \times \mathbb{Z}_{N^{(k)}}$.
(1) What is the explicit forms of its cohomology group (see my definition) in a ...
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Group cochains invariant under the action of the symmetric group
Let $G$ be a finite group and $A$ an abelian group. Recall the cochain groups
$$
C^k = \{f: G^k \to A\}
$$
and the coboundary map
$$
\delta : C^k \to C^{k+1}
$$
$$
(\delta f)(g_1, \ldots, ...
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Obstruction to extension of non-abelian groups - finite example?
Let $G$ be a non-abelian group, let $\Pi$ be a group, and let $\eta: \Pi\rightarrow Out(G)$ be a homomorphism, where $Out(G)$ is the group of automorphisms of G modulo the normal subgroup of inner ...
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Crossed modules and degree-3 group cohomology
It is well known (see e.g. K. Brown, "Cohomology of groups") that a degree-3 cohomology class of a group G with coefficients in a module A can be thought of as an equivalence class of crossed modules, ...
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Inseparable Galois Cohomology
First let me give a general form of my question, and then I'll give some motivation and a more specific version of it. Let $K/k$ be a Galois extension of fields with Galois group $G$, and let $X$ be ...
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A question about finite groups.
Let $k$ be a positive integer. Is it true that any finite group $H$ of cardinal $4k+2$ whose center contains an element $h$ of order $2$ is isomorphic to the direct product $H=(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})\...
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Classification of $p$-groups of order $p^n$ with rank $n-1$
Hello,
i've been looking for a way to classify the non-trivial $p$-groups $G$ that live in an exact sequence of the form
$ 0 \rightarrow \mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z} \rightarrow G \rightarrow (\mathbb{Z}...
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Is the following map from Z(G) x H^3(G, C*) --> H^2(G, C*) ever nontrivial?
Suppose that G is a finite group, then we have the following map f which takes an element z in the center of G and a 3-cohomology class w and returns a 2-cohomology class f(z,w) (for concreteness let'...
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Must finite groups with isomorphic commutators and quotients be isomorphic?
Let G and H be finite groups. Let G' = [G,G] and H' = [H,H] be the corresponding derived groups (commutator subgroups) of G and H. I am looking for an example where G' is isomorphic to H' and G/G' is ...
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Cohomology of orthogonal and symplectic groups
Hello,
in their book Cohomology of Finite Groups Adem and Milgram investigate the cohomology of the finite orthogonal and symplectic groups only in case $\mathbb{F}_2$.
Let $p$ be a prime dividing ...
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Common Computations in Group Cohomology
Let G=A⋊B, where A and B are abelian, and of coprime order. It seems, from my computations (and correct me if I'm wrong), that Z1(Cp,Cq) is trivial, for p and q different primes. Meaning that ...
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