A generalized Brauer construction and linear source modules (Q4955736)

Let \(\mathcal O\) be a complete discrete valuation ring with residue field \(F={\mathcal O}/\pi{\mathcal O}\) of characteristic \(p>0\), and let \(G\) be a finite group. Then for a \(p\)-subgroup \(P\) of \(G\), the classical Brauer homomorphism \(Z(FG)\to Z(FC_G(P))\) plays an important part in the proofs of Brauer's main theorems on blocks. This construction was generalized by \textit{M.~Broué} [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 93, 401-408 (1985; Zbl 0574.20005)], who constructed a certain module \(V(H)\) for any subgroup \(H\) of \(G\) and any \({\mathcal O}G\)-lattice~\(V\). The module \(V(H)=0\) if \(H\) is not a \(p\)-group. In the present paper, the authors modify Broué's construction to produce a module \(\overline{\overline V}(H)\) that equals \(V(H)\) when \(H\) is a \(p\)-group, yet is nonzero in many cases where \(H\) is not a \(p\)-group. Additionally, they allow the incorporation of a group homomorphism \(\phi\colon H\to{\mathcal O}^\times\). This leads to a module \(\overline{\overline V}(H,\phi)\) that serves well in studying linear source modules, just as \(V(H)\) helps with trivial source modules. By applying their methods modulo powers of \(\pi\), the authors obtain a more explicit version of the results of \textit{J.-M.~Maranda} [Can. J. Math. 5, 344-355 (1953; Zbl 0052.26102)]. The paper concludes with a correction to a previous paper of the first author [\textit{R.~Boltje}, Proc. Symp. Pure Math. 63, 7-30 (1998; Zbl 0892.20006)].