Self-dual modules in characteristic two and normal subgroups

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2020.11.014MaRDI QIDQ827028zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Rod Gow, John Murray

Publication date 6 January 2021

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.02636

zbMATH Keywords

Brauer charactercharacterClifford theoryreal blockself-dual module

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Group rings of finite groups and their modules (group-theoretic aspects) (20C05) Ordinary representations and characters (20C15) Modular representations and characters (20C20)

Abstract: We prove Clifford theoretic results on the representations of finite groups which only hold in characteristic $2$. Let $G$ be a finite group, let $N$ be a normal subgroup of $G$ and let $varphi$ be an irreducible $2$-Brauer character of $N$ which is self-dual. We prove that there is a unique self-dual irreducible Brauer character $heta$ of $G$ such that $varphi$ occurs with odd multiplicity in the restriction of $heta$ to $N$. Moreover this multiplicity is $1$. Conversely if $heta$ is an irreducible $2$-Brauer character of $G$ which is self-dual but not of quadratic type, the restriction of $heta$ to $N$ is a sum of distinct self-dual irreducible Brauer character of $N$, none of which have quadratic type. Let $b$ be a real $2$-block of $N$. We show that there is a unique real $2$-block of $G$ covering $b$ which is weakly regular.

Review text

The paper under review is concerned with special features of the Clifford theory for finite group representations over an algebraically closed field \(F\) of characteristic \(2\). Thus let \(N\) be a normal subgroup of a finite group \(G\). Suppose first that \(W\) is a simple \(FN\)-module. The authors prove that \(W\) is conjugate to its dual if and only if there is a self-dual simple \(FG\)-module \(V\) such that \(W\) occurs in the restriction of \(V\) with odd multiplicity. Moreover, if \(W\) is self-dual then \(V\) is unique, and the multiplicity is \(1\). Suppose next that \(V\) is a self-dual simple \(FG\)-module not of quadratic type. The authors show that the restriction of \(V\) to \(FN\) is a sum of distinct self-dual simple \(FN\)-modules, none of which have quadratic type. Furthermore, all non-trivial self-dual simple \(FG\)-modules are of quadratic type if and only if the same is true for \(FN\) and \(F[G/N]\). The authors also prove that, for any real block \(b\) of \(FN\), there is a unique real block of \(FG\) which covers \(b\) and is weakly regular.

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