Representations of reductive groups over finite local rings of length two

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Abstract: Let mathbbFq be a finite field of characteristic p, and let W2(mathbbFq) be the ring of Witt vectors of length two over mathbbFq. We prove that for any reductive group scheme mathbbG over mathbbZ such that p is very good for mathbbGimesmathbbFq, the groups mathbbG(mathbbFq[t]/t2) and mathbbG(W2(mathbbFq)) have the same number of irreducible representations of dimension d, for each d. Equivalently, there exists an isomorphism of group algebras mathbbC[mathbbG(mathbbFq[t]/t2)]congmathbbC[mathbbG(W2(mathbbFq))].


Let $\mathbb{F}_q$ be a finite field of characteristic $p$, and let $W_2(\mathbb{F}_q)$ be the ring of Witt vectors of length two over $\mathbb{F}_q$. Let $\mathbb{G}$ be a reductive group scheme over $\mathbb{Z}$ such that $p$ is very good for the geometrically connected reductive group $\mathbb{G}_{\mathbb{F}_q}:=\mathbb{G} \times_{\operatorname{Spec} \mathbb{Z}} {\operatorname{Spec} \mathbb{F}_q}$. The main result is that for each $d\geq1$ the groups $\mathbb{G}(\mathbb{F}_q [t] / t^2)$ and $\mathbb{G}(W_2(\mathbb{F}_q))$ have the same number of complex irreducible representations of dimension $d$. Equivalently, there exists an isomorphism of group algebras $\mathbb{C} [\mathbb{G}(\mathbb{F}_q [t] / t^2)] \cong \mathbb{C} [\mathbb{G}(W_2(\mathbb{F}_q))]$. There are also results for the situation that $p$ is not very good. An irreducible representation of $\mathbb{G}(\mathbb{F}_q [t] / t^2)$ or $\mathbb{G}(W_2(\mathbb{F}_q))$ may be restricted to an elementary abelian normal subgroup isomorphic to the Lie algebra $\mathfrak g$ of $\mathbb{G}_{\mathbb{F}_q}$. One now uses Clifford theory and geometric properties of the coadjoint action of $\mathbb{G}_{\mathbb{F}_q}$ on the dual of $\mathfrak g$.



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