Vector invariants of permutation groups in characteristic zero

Publication date 20 November 2022

Abstract: We consider a finite permutation group acting naturally on a vector space

V

over a field

B b b k

. A well known theorem of G"obel asserts that the corresponding ring of invariants

B b b k [V]^{G}

is generated by invariants of degree at most

. In this note we show that if the characteristic of

B b b k

is zero then the top degree of vector coinvariants

B b b k [V^{m}]_{G}

is also bounded above by

, which implies the degree bound

for the ring of vector invariants

B b b k [V^{m}]^{G}

. So G"obel's bound almost holds for vector invariants in characteristic zero as well.

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