On modular representations of \(A_ 4\) (Q1824690)

The authors apply the theory of representations of groups, bimodules, species, and (hereditary) tensor algebras they developed in the seventies to the classification of all indecomposable modules of the alternating group \(A_ 4\) over a field F of characteristic two not containing a cube root of unity. The nonprojective modules of \(FA_ 4\) are modules for the radical square zero algebra \(FA_ 4/Soc(FA_ 4)\). The study demonstrates that the authors' approach also leads to explicit matrix representations. A similar result had been obtained by the reviewer [Bayreuther Math. Schr. 22, 87-136 (1986; see the following review)] via extension of indecomposable matrix representations from the normal four subgroup of \(A_ 4\). However, the study of these representations via groups and via algebras leads to distinct parametrizations of the ``regular'' modules. The reader who is not acquainted with the authors' representation theory of algebras may find the following additional references helpful: \textit{C. M. Ringel} [Math. Z. 161, 235-255 (1978; Zbl 0415.16023)], \textit{V. Dlab} [Representations of valued graphs, Dépt. Math. Stat. Univ. Montréal (1980; Zbl 0478.16026)], \textit{V. Dlab} [Vorlesungen Fachbereich Math. Univ. Essen 7 (1981; Zbl 0475.16013)].