On the modular composition factors of the Steinberg representation

Abstract: Let

G

be a finite group of Lie type and

S t_{k}

be the Steinberg representation of

G

, defined over a field

k

. We are interested in the case where

k

has prime characteristic~

e l l

and

S t_{k}

is reducible. Tinberg has shown that the socle of

S t_{k}

is always simple. We give a new proof of this result in terms of the Hecke algebra of

G

with respect to a Borel subgroup and show how to identify the simple socle of

S t_{k}

among the principal series representations of~

G

. Furthermore, we determine the composition length of

S t_{k}

when

G = G L_{n} (q)

or

G

is a finite classical group and

e l l

is a so-called linear prime.

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