The field of values of prime-degree characters and Feit's conjecture (Q6660180)

Let \(G\) be a finite group and \(\chi \in \mathrm{Irr}(G)\) be an irreducible character of \(G\). Two important indicators of the irrationality of \(\chi\) are the degree of extension \(\mathbb{Q}(\chi)/\mathbb{Q}\) and the conductor \(c(\chi)\) of \(\chi\), which, by definition, is the conductor of \(\mathbb{Q}(\chi)\). \N\NIn [\textit{W. Feit}, Proc. Symp. Pure. Math. 37, 175--181 (1980; Zbl 0454.20014)], it was conjectured that if \(\chi \in \mathrm{Irr}(G)\), then \(G\) contains an element of order \(c(\chi)\).\N\NIn the paper under review the authors prove Feit's conjecture in the case where \(\chi\) has prime degree. As a byproduct, they classify the field of values for these characters, modulo those for quasi-simple groups.