3-blocks and 3-modular characters of \(G_ 2(q)\) (Q923127)

The authors continue the study of the p-modular characters of the finite Chevalley group \(G_ 2(q)\) of type \(G_ 2\) over a field of q elements. The present paper is devoted to the case \(p=3\) and q not divisible by 3. The distribution of the ordinary characters into 3-blocks, the defect groups, and the Brauer trees for blocks with cyclic defect groups are determined. For blocks with non-cyclic defect groups all but two of the irreducible Brauer characters are determined. The results are collected in tabular form.