Cohomology of infinitesimal and discrete groups (Q1071869)

An infinitesimal algebraic group over a field k is a connected algebraic group scheme whose coordinate ring is a finite dimensional k-algebra. For a reductive algebraic group G defined over \(F_ p\), there is a close relation between the representation theory of G and its infinitesimal subgroups \(G_ r\) \((=\ker nels\) of the Frobenius endomorphism \(\sigma^ r)\) and its finite Chevalley subgroups \(G(F_ q)\) of \(F_ q\)-rational points. In the case of \(r=1\), earlier works of the authors and coworkers led to explicit cohomology calculations for \(G(F_ q)\) with certain nontrivial coefficients. This paper continues the study of infinitesimal subgroups of simple algebraic groups by proving various qualitative results on the cohomology and by extending the computational knowledge. The precise results are too numerous and too complicated to summarize. There are various applications as well as ample references to related works.