The decomposition of Lusztig induction in classical groups (Q2182366)

A combinatorial formula for the decomposition of Lusztig induction of unipotent characters of classical groups was presented in the 1980's by \textit{P. Fong} and \textit{B. Srinivasan} [J. Algebra 104, 301--309 (1986; Zbl 0606.20035)], distilled from a series of papers of \textit{T. Asai} [Commun. Algebra 12, 517--615 (1984; Zbl 0545.20028); Commun. Algebra 12, 617--645 (1984; Zbl 0559.20024); Commun. Algebra 13, 845--924 (1985; Zbl 0574.20031)]. The author gives a short combinatorial proof of Asai's decomposition formula for Lusztig induction of unipotent characters in groups of classical type, relying solely on the Mackey formula.