On linearizable irreducible projective representations of finite groups (Q1221168)

Let \(G\) be a finite group and \(K\) an arbitrary field. \textit{K. Yamazaki} [Sci. Pap. Coll. Gen. Educ. Univ. Tokyo 14, 27--36 (1964; Zbl 0121.03304), Theorem 1] proved that there exists a finite central group extension of \(G\) by which all linearizable projective representations of \(G\) are linearized. This result motivates consideration of the following problem. Given a finite group \(G\) and an arbitrary field \(K\) of characteristic \(0\), what is the number of equivalence classes of irreducible linearizable projective representations of \(G\) over \(K\)? The aim of this paper is to give the solution of this problem. As a corollary we obtain the group theoretical characterization of the number of equivalence classes of irreducible projective representations of \(G\) over \(K\), where \(K\) is an algebraically closed field of characteristic \(0\), or the real number field.