Une correspondance de modules pour les blocs à groupes de défaut abéliens. (A module correspondence for the blocks of groups with abelian defect) (Q2644760)

The paper under review generalizes part of the theory of blocks with cyclic defect groups to blocks with abelian defect groups. So let G be a finite group, R a suitable complete discrete valuation ring, B a p-block of RG with abelian defect group P and inertial factor group \(E\subseteq N_ G(P)/C_ G(P)\subseteq\Aut(P)\), and let L be the semidirect product of P and E. The author shows that, if E is cyclic and acts freely on \(P\setminus \{1\}\), then B and RL are stably equivalent. Thus there exists an isometry between their groups of generalized characters vanishing on \(p'\)-elements. If E is arbitrary but still acts freely on \(P\setminus \{1\}\) then B and \(R_*L\) are stably equivalent where \(R_*L\) denotes the usual twisted group algebra of L over R. If E does not act freely on \(P\setminus \{1\}\) then the module categories of B and \(R_*L\) are at least equivalent modulo Q-projectives where Q ranges over subgroups of P such that \(C_ L(P)\neq P\) and their conjugates. These results about module categories are derived from a more precise result relating the (interior) algebra structures of B and \(R_*L\). Major tools used in the proof are the relative covering exomorphisms introduced in an earlier paper [Invent. Math. 93, 77-116 (1988; Zbl 0646.20010)] and a construction method for endo-permutation modules with prescribed slashed modules (in the language of \textit{E. C. Dade} [Ann. Math., II. Ser. 107, 459-494 (1978; Zbl 0395.16007)]). Unfortunately, the results are not strong enough to give sufficient information concerning numbers of irreducible characters, Cartan invariants or decomposition numbers (except in cases where \(| E|\) is very small).