Geometric invariants of representations of finite groups

Abstract: J. Pevtsova and the author constructed a ``universal

p

-nilpotent operator" for an infinitesimal group scheme

G

over a field

k

of characteristic

p > 0

which led to coherent sheaves on the scheme of 1-parameter subgroups of

G

associated to a

G

-module

M

. Of special interest is the fact that these coherent sheaves are vector bundles if

M

is of constant Jordan type. In this paper, we provide similar invariants for a finite group

a u

which recover the invariants earlier obtained for elementary abelian

p

-groups. To do this, we replace the analogue of 1-parameter subgroups by a refined version of equivalence classes of

p i

-points for

k a u

. More generally, we provide a construction of vector bundles for the semi-direct product

G t i m e s a u

of an infinitesimal group scheme

G

and a finite group

a u

. A major motivation for this study is to further our understanding of the relationship between representations of

m a t h b b G (m a t h b b F_{p})

and

m a t h b b G_{(r)}

associated to a finite dimensional rational

m a t h b b G

-module

M

, where

m a t h b b G

is a reductive group with

r

-th Fobenius kernel

m a t h b b G_{(r)}

. Using vector bundles, we extend and sharpen earlier results comparing support varieties.

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