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The finite subgroups of SL(2,C)
Books can be written about the finite subgroups of $\mathrm{SL}(2,\mathbb C)$ (and their immediate family, like the polyhedral groups...) I am about to start writing notes for a short course about ...
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Character-free proof that Frobenius kernel is a normal subgroup?
The question is in the title, but here is some background/reminders:
A subgroup $H\neq\{1\}$ of a finite group $G$ is called a Frobenius complement if $H\cap H^g = \{1\}$ for all $g\in G\backslash H$....
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A new combinatorial property for the character table of a finite group?
Let $G$ be a finite group and $\Lambda = (\lambda_{i,j})$ its character table with $\lambda_{i,1}$ the degree of the ith character.
Consider the following combinatorial property of $\Lambda$: for ...
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Reference for this theorem in representation theory?
Let $G$ be a finite group and $\chi$ be an irreducible character of
$G$ (characteristic zero algebraically closed base field). If $H$ is
the kernel of $\chi$ then the irreducible representations of $G/...
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Reference for representation theory of SL_2(Z/n)
There are many references for the representation theory (say over $\mathbf C$) of $\operatorname{SL}_2(\mathbf{F}_q)$ and $\operatorname{GL}_2(\mathbf{F}_q)$, for instance lecture 5 in Fulton--Harris &...
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Maximal number of maximal subgroups
Let $G$ be a finite group. I want to find an upper bound on the number of the maximal subgroups. My questions is does it possible to prove that the number of maximal subgroups of any finite group $G$ ...
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Characterization of Frobenius complements
I have learned that Frobenius complements are characterized (among finite groups) by having a fixed point free complex representation.
That is, a finite group $G$ is a Frobenius complement if and only ...
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Finite groups with integral character table
The character table of a finite group will be called integral if all its entries are integers. There are $11$ such groups up to order $16$, namely $C_1$, $C_2$, $C_2^2$, $S_3$, $D_8$, $Q_8$, $C_2^3$, $...
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Textbook source for finite group properties deducible from character table?
Various questions have been posted on MO (some answered, some not) involving the character table of a finite group $G$ over a splitting field such as $\mathbb{C}$ of characteristic 0. My basic ...
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Unitary representations of finite groups over finite fields
I would like to learn the basic theory of unitary representations of finite groups over finite fields.
Here, the unitary group $\operatorname{GU}(n,\mathbb{F}_{q^2})$ consists of all invertible ...
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Representations of products of symmetric groups
I'm writing a paper and want to cite some references to efficiently prove that over any field $k$ of characteristic zero, every irreducible representation of a product of symmetric groups, say
$$ S_{...
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Low dimensional representations of $SL_n(\mathbb{Z}/p^\ell \mathbb{Z})$
When $\ell = 1$ I know that the smallest non-trivial irreducible complex representations of $SL_n(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z})$ has dimension $\frac{p^n - 1}{p-1} - 1$ (with maybe some exceptions for ...
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A catalog of faithful representations of finite groups?
I want a reference that catalogs the smallest-dimensional faithful representation of every noteworthy finite group. Specifically, I want representations on $\mathbb{R}^n$ and $\mathbb{C}^n$.
Where ...
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Good effective versions of theorems of Artin and Brauer
The theorem of Artin and Brauer of the title are the famous theorem in the theory of representation of finite groups.
For example, Artin's theorem is the statement that for every character $\chi$ of ...
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Reference for restriction of a simple module over a splitting field to a smaller field?
This is mainly a request for a straightforward reference (preferably at textbook level). The question comes up while responding to a question raised by non-specialists in finite group representations....
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Two statistics on the permutation group
Let $\mathfrak{S}_n$ be the permutation group on an $n$-element set. For each fixed $k\in\mathbb{N}$, consider the two sets
$$A_n(k)=\{\sigma\in\mathfrak{S}_n\vert\,\, \text{$\exists i,\,\, 1\leq i\...
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Reference request: Models of cuspidal representations of GL(n,k) where k is a finite field
Let $k=\mathbb{F}_q$ where $q$ is a prime power of odd cardinality.
Where could I find explicit models of all irreducible cuspidal (complex) representations of $GL_n(k)$ for $n\ge 3$?
I understand ...
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Radical of $F_p[SL(2,p)]$
Let $G=SL(2,p)$. Does anyone know what is the radical of the group algebra $F_p[G]$?
Does there exists any book/paper where it is calculated?
By radical here I mean maximal ideal I of $F_p[G]$ such ...
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Character table for the affine group of Z/p^nZ
Initial caveat: the following question could probably be answered by Google, MathSciNet or my library, if I could find the right search terms or book... but I've not had any luck today, so I hope ...
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Decomposition of $\mathrm{End}(V)$ as $S_n\times S_n$-module
Let $V$ be a finite-dimensional, complex vector space and set $\newcommand{\Gl}{\mathrm{Gl}}G:=\Gl(V)\times\Gl(V)$. Let $E:=\mathrm{End}(V)$ and consider its coordinate ring $\mathbb C[E]$, the space ...
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the character tables of irreducible representations of $SL(3,Z_q)$
The following paper gives a classification of the character tables of irreducible representations of $SL(3,GF(q))$ where $q$ is a power of a prime number, and $ GF(q)$ a finite field of $q$ elements.
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Finite groups with a character having very few nonzero values?
A number theorist I know (who studies Galois representations) raised a question recently:
Which finite groups can have an irreducible character of degree at least 2 having only $n=2, 3$, or 4 ...
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Group of order $5p^aq^b$
In Lectures by Dan Bump on Modular representation theory,
Theorem 13.14 states that whenever $G$ is a non-abelian simple group of order $|G|=p^aq^br$ for distinct primes $p$,$q$, and $r$, every $r$-...
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Algorithm for Brauer lifting via Brauer tree?
Background: Given a finite group $G$ and a prime $p$ dividing its order, Brauer theory compares the ordinary characters of $G$ with the Brauer characters arising from $p$-modular representations. On ...
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What is the name for a finite-group representation that is the sum of all the irreducibles (once)?
I vaguely remember seeing a paper studying the concept of a totally multiplicity-one representation of a finite group, which concept, I recall, had a particular name, which I forget. What is this ...
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Concrete example to illustrate the theory about blocks of groups with cyclic defect groups
I'd like to to have a concrete example to illustrate the theory about blocks of groups with cyclic defect groups.
Thus, I am looking for a finite group $G$ and a prime $p$ dividing $|G|$ satisfying ...
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Structure of Deligne-Lusztig representations $R_{T,\theta}$ for ministropic $T$ and cuspidal representations
Let $G$ be a reductive group over a finite field $k$, let $F$ be a Frobenius morphism on $G$.
I'll start with a somewhat vague question and make my question more specific further down:
How do ...
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Number of irreducible representations of $SO_3(\mathfrak{o}/\mathfrak{p}^l)$
$\DeclareMathOperator\SO{SO}$Let $F$ be a finite extension of $\mathbb{Q}_p$, and let $\mathfrak{o}$ denote the ring of integers, with maximal ideal $\mathfrak{p}$. Let $G_l$ denote the finite group $\...
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Alternative or reprint of Carter's "Finite Groups of Lie Type: Conjugacy Classes and Complex Characters"
I would like to learn about character theory of finite groups of Lie type and some Deligne-Lusztig theory. The classic textbook on the subject seems to be Roger W. Carter's Finite Groups of Lie Type: ...
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Schur indices for 2-groups
I am looking for any results on Schur indices over $\mathbb{Q}$ for 2-groups. By a theorem of Roquette (corollary 10.14 in Isaacs) these numbers are at most 2. I am interested in 2-groups for which ...
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To whom is the internal characterization of $Q$-groups due?
A group is said to be a $Q$-group if the character of any complex representation is rational valued. A well-known internal characterization of $Q$-groups is the following:
$G$ is a $Q$-group if and ...
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Reference request: A theorem by S. Garrison
A theorem by S. Garrison states that if $G$ is a finite solvable group and $|cd(G)| = 4$ then $dl(G)\leq |cd(G)|$ (the Taketa inequality, which is conjectured to hold for all finite solvable groups). ...
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How to find a finite splitting field $K$ for $G$ such that every indecomposable $KG$-module is absolutely indecomposable
Let $G$ be a finite group and let $k$ be a finite field with char$(k)=p$ such that $p\mid |G|$.
If $k$ is a splitting field for $G$, then, no matter which splitting field we take, after extending ...
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Schur covers of affine 2-transitive groups
I am interested in Schur covers of minimal 2-transitive groups. A theorem of Burnside gives that every finite 2-transitive group is either almost simple or affine. In the time since, these groups have ...
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Group not leaving subset invariant
Let $Y,X$ be two sets of size n,m. Let $Y\subset X$.
What is the maximal group(in size) $G< Sym(X)$ such that gY=Y imply that $g=1$?
Here I mean that the only permutation which permutes elements of ...
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Wedderburn decomposition of special linear groups
$\DeclareMathOperator\SL{SL}\newcommand\card[1]{\lvert#1\rvert}$I want to study about Wedderburn decomposition of group algebra $k\SL(n,\mathbb{F}_p)$ where $k$ is either an algebraically closed field ...
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Finite Unipotent Groups: References
It will be a great pleasure for me if one can suggest "Survey Articles" on following topics related to the finite unipotent group $U(n,\mathbb{F}_q)$. (Thanks in advance!!!)
The number of ...
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Character theory of $2$-Frobenius groups.
This is a crosspost of my (slightly longer) question on MSE since I'm not getting any responses there.
Definition. Let $G$ be a finite group and $F_1=\text{Fit}\,G$ and $F_2/F=\text{Fit}\left(G/...
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Subgroups that conjugate-cover the ambient group
Let $G$ be a finite group, and suppose that a set of proper subgroups $H_1,\dotsc,H_n$ satisfy $G=\bigcup_{g\in G}\bigcup_{i=1}^nH_i^g$, where $H_i^g$ is the conjugate of $H_i$ by $g$. In this case, ...
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Conjugacy class representatives for the automorphism group of a finite abelian group
Given a finite abelian group $A$, I'd like a list of conjugacy class representatives for its automorphism group ${\rm Aut}(A)$.
In fact, it's not important that I have exactly one representative from ...
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Absolutely irreducible finite reflection/rotation groups
Suppose that $G$ is a finite irreducible reflection group with irreducible orthogonal representation $\rho: G\rightarrow \mathrm{O}(d)$, and let $\rho^+: G^+\rightarrow \mathrm{SO}(d)$ be its ...
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Reference for Clifford theory of algebras
Clifford theory relates the representation theory of a group to that of a normal subgroup. A good reference for this is Curtis and Reiner's "Methods in Representation theory II", Theorem 11.1.
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What corresponds to the operation of taking traces in of the Fourier transformation on a finite group?
I have a question about the Fourier transfomation on a finite non-comutative group. I hope that it is a known fact in the Representation Theory but I cannot find it written explicitly in textbooks.
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Efficient implementation of the Clifford group for $n$ qubits
I'm looking for an efficient implementation of the Clifford group $\mathcal{C}_n$
of $n$ qubits.
The Clifford group $\mathcal{C}_n$ has stucture $(2_+^{1+2n} \circ C_8).Sp(2,n)$,
where $2_+^{1+2n}$ ...
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Localized at $p$ integral representations of finite elementary $p$-groups
Let $C_p$ be a cyclic group of prime order $p$.
Let $F=C_p^n=C_p\times\dots\times C_p$ ($n$ times).
I would like to to classify finite dimensional representations of $F$ over ${\mathbb{Z}}$.
However, ...
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Galois correspondence subgroups/subsystems
In this paper (1998) by M. Izumi, R. Longo, S. Popa, there is the following result (page 49) on compact groups:
Lemma 3.16. Let $G$ be a compact group and $Rep(G)$ the category of finite ...
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What is known about 2-modular representations of Ree groups of type $F_4$?
A too-vaguely worded question posted today about Suzuki and Ree groups reminds me to revisit a concern I never followed up years ago when assembling information about modular representations of finite ...
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How do I determine the smallest dimension of an irreducible $\mathbb{F}_p[G]$-module with a prescribed trivial fixed point space?
This is a crosspost from MSE since I haven't found an answer there yet.
I am not very familiar with modular representation theory or Brauer theory yet, however lately I have needed to use $\mathbb{F}...
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Irreducible representations of $G_4 = \langle a,b \mid a^{16}, b^{2}, baba^{-7}\rangle$ and other Semidihedral groups
I would like to know the irreducible representations of the group $G_4 = \langle a,b \mid a^{16}, b^2, baba^{-7}\rangle$ and its character table.
More than that, I would like to know the irreducible ...
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Is anything known about the eigenspectrum of the regular representation of the permutation group?
I am looking for information like upper bounds on how many times any eigenvalue can occur or something like how many eigenvalues can be there in some given range. Is anything like this known?
The ...
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