The Green correspondence and the Brauer lift (Q1081685)

Let G be a finite group and R a complete discrete valuation ring with residue class field \(k=R/\pi R\) of prime characteristic. The author uses the Green correspondence to give a short proof of the following (known) result: If U is a finitely generated kG-module then there are finitely generated R-free RG-modules M,N such that \(U\oplus M/\pi M\) is isomorphic to N/\(\pi\) N. Hence any Brauer character of G extends to a generalized complex character of G.