Orthogonal units of the double Burnside ring

DOI10.1007/S10468-019-09894-4MaRDI QIDQ2199657zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Jamison Barsotti

Publication date 11 September 2020

Published in Algebras and Representation Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.06745

zbMATH Keywords

bisetbiset functorBurnside ringdouble Burnside ringorthogonal unit

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Units, groups of units (associative rings and algebras) (16U60) Rings with involution; Lie, Jordan and other nonassociative structures (16W10) Frobenius induction, Burnside and representation rings (19A22)

Abstract: Given a finite group $G$, its double Burnside ring $B(G,G)$, has a natural duality operation that arises from considering opposite $(G,G)$-bisets. In this article, we systematically study the subgroup of units of $B(G,G)$, where elements are inverse to their dual, so called orthogonal units. We show the existence of an inflation map that embeds the group of orthogonal units of $B(G/N,G/N)$ into the group of orthogonal units of $B(G,G)$, when $N$ is a normal subgroup of $G$, and study some properties and consequences. In particular, we use these maps to determine the orthogonal units of $B(G,G)$, when $G$ is a cyclic $p$-group, and $p$ is an odd prime.

Review text

The double Burnside ring of a finite group \(G\), denoted as \(B(G,G)\), is an important and interesting invariant in the representation theory of finite groups. It is a central object in the study of bi-set functors, which has in turn answered important questions in representation theory of finite groups. In particular, bi-set functors were used in determining the unit group of the standard Burnside ring for \(p\)-groups and in determining the Dade group of a finite group. Besides, it has also been the subject of study in connection to group fusion and algebraic topology. The main goal of the article under review is to begin a structural theory of orthogonal units of the double Burnside ring. To achieve this, the author first introduces inflation maps that embed units of double Burnside rings of quotient groups (see, for instance, Proposition 3.3). The author also defines isomorphism maps, and then shows that these maps behave well with the inflation maps in the bi-set sense. These maps restrict to maps between orthogonal unit groups as well. Second, the first main theorem in the paper (Theorem 4.6) establishes the existence of a naturally occurring elementary abelian \(2\)-subgroup of orthogonal units of \(B(G,G)\). These subgroups have a basis (in the sense of \(\mathbb{F}_2\) vector spaces) parametrized using the normal subgroups of the group \(G\). Lastly, the second main theorem in the paper (Theorem 1.1), begins the classification of these orthogonal unit groups for cyclic \(p\)-groups \(\mathrm{C}_{p^n}\), where \(p\) is a prime integer. The work is completed by giving a classification for all odd primes, leaving only the cases where \(p = 2\) and \(n > 1\). The paper is definitely well written and contributes to the subject substantially.

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