Character degrees of finite solvable groups

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Let \(G\) be a finite solvable group and let \(p\), \(q\) be different primes such that \(p\mid\chi(1)\) and \(q\mid\psi(1)\) for some \(\chi,\psi\in\text{Irr}_\mathbb{C}(G)\). Suppose that \(pq\) does not divide the degree of any irreducible character of \(G\) (i.e., \(p\) and \(q\) are not joined in the character degree graph of \(G\)). Let \(l_p(G)\), \(l_q(G)\) denote the \(p\)-length resp. \(q\)-length of \(G\). Under these assumptions Huppert conjectured that \(l_p(G),l_q(G)\leq 2\) and \(l_p(G)+l_q(G)=4\) if and only if \(3^2:\text{GL}(2,3)\) is involved in \(G\). In her thesis [J. Algebra 186, No. 1, 162-181 (1996; Zbl 0868.20005)] \textit{J. Pense} proved that \(l_p(G),l_q(G)\leq 3\) and \(l_p(G),l_q(G)\leq 2\) in case \(p,q\neq 3\). If in addition \(p,q\neq 2\) then \(l_p(G)+l_q(G)\leq 3\). In the paper under review the author proves Huppert's conjecture in full generality. Even more, he shows that \(l_p(G)+l_q(G)=4\) if and only if \(3^2:\text{GL}(2,3)\) is a quotient of the normal closure of a Sylow 2-subgroup of \(G\). The proof is long and subtle; deep results from representation theory of solvable groups are involved. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0939.00026].











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