Realizing regular representations of finite groups

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2024.09.016MaRDI QIDQ7035946zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Pedro J. Chocano

Publication date 29 January 2025

Published in Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2024.09.016

zbMATH Keywords

automorphism groupfinite topological spacegroup representationposetregular representation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Partial orders, general (06A06) Ordinary representations and characters (20C15) Lower separation axioms ((T_0)--(T_3), etc.) (54D10) Homotopy equivalences in algebraic topology (55P10)

Review text

The main result of this paper (Theorem~3.1) establishes that for any finite group \(G\) and any integer \(n \geq 1\), there exists a finite \(T_0\)-topological space \(X\) such that the group of self-homotopy equivalences \(\mathrm{E}(X)\) and the group of homeomorphisms \(\mathrm{Aut}(X)\) are isomorphic to \(G\) and the induced action on the \(n\)-th reduced homology group \(\widetilde{H}_n(X)\) realizes the regular representation of \(G\). The construction uses finite posets without beat points and an explicit control over the homotopy type, extending previous results on topological realizations of group actions.\N\NThe author also discusses conditions under which other types of representations (e.g., sign and standard representations of the symmetric group) can be realized and provides obstructions for irreducible representations of abelian groups. A general technique for realizing representations from simplicial automorphisms is presented, including a realization of the Steinberg representation for groups with \(BN\)-pairs.

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