Vertices of Lie modules.

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Abstract: Let Lie(n) be the Lie module of the symmetric group S_n over a field F of characteristic p>0, that is, Lie(n) is the left ideal of FS_n generated by the Dynkin-Specht-Wever element. We study the problem of parametrizing non-projective indecomposable summands of Lie(n), via describing their vertices and sources. Our main result shows that this can be reduced to the case when n is a power of p. When n=9 and p=3, and when n=8 and p=2, we present a precise answer. This suggests a possible parametrization for arbitrary prime powers.


The paper under review is concerned with the Lie module \(L_n\) of a finite symmetric group \(S_n\) of degree \(n\) over an algebraically closed field \(F\) of characteristic \(p>0\). Thus \(L_n\) is a certain principal left ideal of the group algebra \(FS_n\) whose restriction to \(FS_{n-1}\) is isomorphic to the regular \(FS_{n-1}\)-module. Hence, if \(p\nmid n\) then \(L_n\) is a projective \(FS_n\)-module. The authors therefore consider the case \(p\mid n\). It is known that every nonprojective component of \(L_n\) belongs to the principal block of \(FS_n\). The main result of the paper under review gives a decomposition of \(L_n\) which reduces the problem of determining the vertices and sources of the components of \(L_n\) to the case where \(n\) is a power of \(p\). The authors also investigate the cases \((n,p)=(8,2)\) and \((n,p)=(9,3)\) by computational methods. In these cases \(L_n\) has a unique nonprojective component \(M\). Moreover, the vertex \(P\) of \(M\) is an elementary abelian regular subgroup of \(S_n\), and the \(P\)-source \(V\) of \(M\) is an endo-permutation module. The authors also determine the class of \(V\) in the Dade group of \(P\).



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