On a question of Feit concerning character values of finite solvable groups (Q762603)

Let \(\chi\) be an irreducible character of a finite group G and let f be the smallest integer such that \(\{\) \(\chi\) (x)\(| x\in G\}\subseteq Q(1^{1/f})\). The question raised by W. Feit is: Does G contain an element of order f. In this article we give an affirmative answer to the question for solvable groups. The proof uses the character correspondence theory of solvable groups.