Character tables and defect groups

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)323-340
Seitenumfang18
FachzeitschriftJournal of algebra
Jahrgang562
Frühes Online-Datum15 Juli 2020
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 15 Nov. 2020

Abstract

Let B be a block of a finite group G with defect group D. We prove that the exponent of the center of D is determined by the character table of G. In particular, we show that D is cyclic if and only if B contains a “large” family of irreducible p-conjugate characters. More generally, for abelian D we obtain an explicit formula for the exponent of D in terms of character values. In small cases even the isomorphism type of D is determined in this situation. Moreover, it can read off from the character table whether |D/D|=4 where D denotes the commutator subgroup of D. We also propose a new characterization of nilpotent blocks in terms of the character table.

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Character tables and defect groups. / Sambale, Benjamin.
in: Journal of algebra, Jahrgang 562, 15.11.2020, S. 323-340.

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Sambale B. Character tables and defect groups. Journal of algebra. 2020 Nov 15;562:323-340. Epub 2020 Jul 15. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2007.04919, 10.1016/j.jalgebra.2020.05.040
Sambale, Benjamin. / Character tables and defect groups. in: Journal of algebra. 2020 ; Jahrgang 562. S. 323-340.
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