Irreducible characters of finite simple groups constant at the p-singular elements

DOI10.4171/RSMUP/136-4zbMATH Open1390.20007arXiv1406.0621MaRDI QIDQ509913FDOQ509913

Authors: Marco Antonio Pellegrini, A. Zalesski 

Publication date: 15 February 2017

Published in: Rendiconti del Seminario Matematico della Università di Padova (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In representation theory of finite groups an important role is played by irreducible characters of p-defect 0, for a prime p dividing the group order. These are exactly those vanishing at the p-singular elements. In this paper we generalize this notion investigating the irreducible characters that are constant at the p-singular elements. We determine all such characters of non-zero defect for alternating, symmetric and sporadic simple groups. We also classify the irreducible characters of quasi-simple groups of Lie type that are constant on the non-identity unipotent elements. In particular, we show that for groups of BN-pair rank greater than 2 the Steinberg and the trivial characters are the only characters in question. Additionally, we determine all irreducible characters whose degrees differ by 1 from the degree of the Steinberg character.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1406.0621

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zbMATH Keywords

alternating groupsirreducible charactersChevalley groupsprincipal block

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Ordinary representations and characters (20C15) Representations of sporadic groups (20C34) Groups with a (BN)-pair; buildings (20E42) Representations of finite symmetric groups (20C30) Representations of finite groups of Lie type (20C33)

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