Eigenvalues and elementary divisors of Cartan matrices of cyclic blocks with \(l(B)\leqslant 5\) and tame blocks. (Q706018): Difference between revisions

In the paper under review, the author investigates connections between elementary divisors and eigenvalues of the Cartan matrix \(C\) of a block \(B\) of a finite group \(G\). In particular, he states the following decomposition conjecture: Suppose that the characteristic polynomial \(f(x)\) of \(C\) factors into irreducible integer polynomials \(f_1(x),\dots,f_r(x)\). For \(i=1,\dots,r\) let \(R_i\) be the set of roots of \(f_i(x)\). Then the set \(E\) of elementary divisors of \(C\) decomposes into disjoint sets \(E_1,\dots,E_r\) such that \(|E_i|=|R_i|\) and \(\prod_{e\in E_i}e=|f_i(0)|\) for \(i=1,\dots,r\). Moreover, the unique largest eigenvalue of \(C\) and the unique largest elementary divisor of \(C\) both belong to \(R_1\). Then, by a careful case-by-case analysis, the author verifies his conjecture for cyclic blocks with at most 5 irreducible Brauer characters, and for tame blocks.