Affine semi-linear groups with three irreducible character degrees (Q5957532): Difference between revisions

Consider the following Hypothesis (*): Let a finite group \(G\) act faithfully on an elementary Abelian \(p\)-group \(V\), where \(p\) is a prime. Let \(A\) be maximal among Abelian normal subgroups of \(G\) and suppose that \(A\) acts irreducibly on \(V\). Set \(\text{cd}(G)=\{\chi(1)\mid\chi\in\text{Irr}(G)\}\). The following results are proved. Theorem. Let \(G\), \(V\), and \(A\) satisfy Hypothesis (*). Let \(|V|=q^n\), where \(q>1\) is a prime power, \(n>1\). Then (a) Suppose that \(GV\) is a Frobenius group and \(\text{cd}(GV)=\{1,n,|G|\}\) for appropriate \(G\), \(V\), and \(A\) with \(n=|G:A|\) if and only if every prime divisor of \(n\) divides \(q-1\). (b) Suppose that \(|\text{cd}(GV)|=3\). Then either \(GV\) is a Frobenius group and \(\text{cd}(GV)=\{1,|G:A|,|G|\}\), or \(|G:A|\) is a power of a prime \(r\), and \(\text{cd}(GV)=\{1,|G:A|,|G|/r\}\). In that case either \(|G:A|=r\) or \(r^2\) divides \(q-1\). (c) If \(\text{cd}(G)=\{1,a,b\}\) for integers \(1<a<b\), then either \(a\) divides \(b\) or else \(a\) and \(b\) are coprime. Note that Lemma 2.5 in a paper by \textit{T. Noritzsch} [J. Algebra 175, No. 3, 767-798 (1995; Zbl 0839.20014)] is incorrect as one can see from part (a) of the theorem.