Reducibility modulo $p$ of complex representations of finite groups of Lie type: Asymptotical result and small characteristic cases (Q4539835)

Let \(G\) be a finite group of Lie type in characteristic \(p\). The authors consider the problem of describing the irreducible complex (or \(p\)-adic) representations of \(G\) that remain absolutely irreducible under the Brauer reduction modulo \(p\). They elaborated an efficient approach to solve this problem for \(p>3\) in earlier papers [Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. 84, No. 2, 439-472 (2002; Zbl 1020.20008), Strong rationality of unipotent elements and realization fields of complex representations of finite groups of Lie type (submitted)]. In this paper, they use arithmetical properties of character degrees to solve this problem for the groups \[ G\in\{{^2B_2(q)},{^2G_2(q)},G_2(q),{^2F_4(q)},F_4(q),{^3D_4(q)}\} \] provided that \(p\leq 3\). They also prove an asymptotical result, which solves the problem for all finite groups of Lie type over \(\mathbb{F}_q\) with \(q\) large enough.